noun
Meaning 1
One who requires proof before believing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
doubting Thomas
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noun
Meaning 2
One who finds belief difficult.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skeptic, sceptic, doubter
noun
Meaning 4
the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Thomas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, Thomas the doubting Apostle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Apostle, saint
History
Etymology
Originates from the story of the Apostle Thomas in the Gospel of John, where he refuses to believe that Jesus has risen from the dead unless he can see and touch the wounds of Jesus himself.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: Фама́ няве́руючы (Famá njavjérujučy) — one who requires proof
- Belarusian: Тама́ш няве́руючы (Tamáš njavjérujučy) — one who requires proof
- Bulgarian: Тома Неверни (Toma Neverni) — one who requires proof
- Czech: nevěřící Tomáš — one who requires proof
- Danish: Thomas Tvivleren — one who requires proof
- Danish: tvivlende Thomas — one who requires proof
- Estonian: uskmatu Toomas — one who requires proof
- Finnish: epäilevä Tuomas — one who requires proof
- Finnish: epäilevä tuomas — one who requires proof
- French: Thomas l'incrédule — one who requires proof
- Georgian: ურწმუნო თომა (urc̣muno toma) — one who requires proof
- German: ungläubiger Thomas — one who requires proof
- Greek: άπιστος Θωμάς (ápistos Thomás) — one who requires proof
- Hungarian: hitetlen Tamás — one who requires proof
- Italian: San Tommaso, che non ci crede se non ci mette il naso — one who requires proof
- Polish: niewierny Tomasz — one who requires proof
- Portuguese: Tomé incrédulo — one who requires proof
- Romanian: Toma necredinciosul — one who requires proof
- Russian: Фома́ неве́рующий (Fomá nevérujuščij) — one who requires proof
- Serbo-Croatian: не̏вернӣ То̏ма — one who requires proof
- Serbo-Croatian: не̏вјернӣ То̏ма — one who requires proof
- Serbo-Croatian: nȅvernī Tȍma — one who requires proof
- Serbo-Croatian: nȅvjernī Tȍma — one who requires proof
- Slovak: neveriaci Tomáš — one who requires proof
- Spanish: Tomás el incrédulo — one who requires proof
- Swedish: tvivlande Tomas — one who requires proof
- Ottoman Turkish: شبههجی (şübheci) — one who requires proof
- Ukrainian: Хома́ неві́руючий (Xomá nevírujučyj) — one who requires proof
- Ukrainian: Фома́ неві́руючий (Fomá nevírujučyj) — one who requires proof
- Vietnamese: Tôma đa nghi — one who requires proof