HyperDic: saint_thomas_aquinas

English > 1 sense of the expression Saint Thomas Aquinas:
NOUNperson Saint Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, St. Thomas Aquinas(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology
English > Saint Thomas Aquinas: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274).
SynonymsAquinas, Thomas Aquinas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, St. Thomas Aquinas
CategoryRoman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman ChurchThe Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Instance ofDoctor of the Church, Doctor(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
saintA person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologisersomeone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
SpanishSanto Tomás, Tomás de Aquino
CatalanSant Tomàs d'Aquino, Tomàs d'Aquino

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