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Thomism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas and his followers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology

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noun

Meaning 2

the comprehensive theological doctrine created by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century and still taught by the Dominicans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: theological doctrine

History

Etymology

From Thom(as) + ism. Named after Thomas Aquinas.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թոմիզմ (tʻomizm) — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Catalan: tomisme — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 托馬斯主義 /托马斯主义 (Tuōmǎsīzhǔyì) — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Czech: tomismus — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Finnish: tomismi — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • French: thomisme — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Galician: tomismo — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • German: Thomismus — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Greek: θωμισμός (thomismós) — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Hungarian: tomizmus — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Italian: tomismo — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Japanese: トマス主義 (Tomasu-shugi) — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Korean: 토미즘 (tomijeum) — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Korean: 토마스주의 (tomaseujuui) — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Manx: Thomaghys — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Occitan: tomisme — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Polish: tomizm — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Portuguese: tomismo — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Spanish: tomismo — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas
  • Swedish: tomism — the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas