Aquinas
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A·qui·nas 
[uh-kwahy-nuhs] Pronunciation Key
[uh-kwahy-nuhs] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Saint Thomas (“the Angelic Doctor”), 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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A·qui·nist, noun
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(ə-kwī'nəs) Pronunciation Key
Italian Dominican friar, theologian, and philosopher. The most influential thinker of the medieval period, his philosophy combined Aristotelianism and elements of Neo-Platonism within a context of Christian thought. His works include the Summa contra gentiles (1259-1264) and the Summa theologiae or theologica (1266-1273). |
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| aquinas | |
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| (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) |
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