DOUBTING THOMAS

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• DOUBTING THOMAS (noun)
  The noun DOUBTING THOMAS has 2 senses:

1. the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes

2. someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)

  Familiarity information: DOUBTING THOMAS used as a noun is rare.

• DOUBTING THOMAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

doubting Thomas; Saint Thomas; St. Thomas; Thomas; Thomas the doubting Apostle

Instance hypernyms:

Apostle ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)

saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("doubting Thomas" is a kind of...):

doubter; sceptic; skeptic (someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs)