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Thom⋅as

[tom-uhs for 1, 2, 4–14; taw-mah for 3]
–noun
1. an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
2. Augustus, 1857–1934, U.S. playwright, journalist, and actor.
3. (Charles Louis) Am⋅broise [sharl lwee ahn-brwaz] , 1811–96, French composer.
4. Clarence, born 1948, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991.
5. Dyl⋅an (Mar⋅lais) [dil-uhn mahr-ley] , 1914–53, Welsh poet and short-story writer.
6. George Henry, 1816–70, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
7. Isaiah, 1749–1831, U.S. printer, journalist and publisher of Revolutionary literature.
8. Isiah (“Zeke”), born 1961, U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive.
9. John, 1724–76, American physician and general in the American Revolution.
10. Lowell (Jackson), 1892–1981, U.S. newscaster, world traveler, and writer.
11. Martha Carey, 1857–1935, U.S. educator and women's-rights advocate.
12. Norman (Mat⋅toon) [muh-toon] , 1884–1968, U.S. socialist leader and political writer.
13. Seth, 1785–1859, U.S. clock designer and manufacturer.
14. Theodore, 1835–1905, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.
15. William Isaac, 1863–1947, U.S. sociologist.
16. doubting Thomas.
17. a male given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “twin.”
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Thom·as   (tŏm'əs)   
One of the 12 Apostles. According to the New Testament, he doubted that Jesus had risen from the dead until he saw the wounds.
Thomas, Clarence Born 1948.  
American jurist who was appointed an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991.
Thomas, Dylan Marlais 1914-1953.  
Welsh poet known for his bardic voice experiments with syllabic verse. He wrote highly personal poems, such as "Fern Hill" (1946), as well as essays, short fiction, and works for radio, including Under Milk Wood (1954).
Thomas, George Henry 1816-1870.  
American Union general who fought at the Battle of Shiloh (1862) and was renowned for his stalwart defense during the Union defeat at Chickamauga (1863).
Thomas, Isaiah 1749-1831.  
American publisher who founded the Massachusetts Spy, an anti-British newspaper (1770), and produced many books, including the first English Bible printed in the colonies.
Thomas, Lowell Jackson 1892-1981.  
American radio commentator who was a correspondent during both World Wars, broadcast a nightly news program (1930-1976), and wrote and lectured widely on his travel adventures.
Thomas, Norman Mattoon 1884-1968.  
American socialist leader. A founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (1920), he was the Socialist Party candidate for President six times between 1928 and 1948.
Thomas, Seth 1785-1859.  
American clockmaker and a pioneer in the mass production of clocks.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Thomas 
from Gk. Thomas, of Aramaic origin and said to mean "a twin" (John's gospel refers to Thomas as ho legomenos didymos "called the twin;" cf. Syriac toma "twin," Arabic tau'am "twin"). Before the Conquest, found only as the name of a priest. After 1066, one of the most common given names. Doubting Thomas is from John xx:25; A Thomist (1533, from M.L. Thomista, 1359) is a follower of 13c. scholastic theologian St. Thomas Aquinas. (Also see Tom, Tommy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Thomas Thom·as (tŏm'əs), E(dward) Donnall. Born 1920.

American physician. He shared a 1990 Nobel Prize for developing techniques of transplanting bone marrow.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

Thomas language
A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM).
The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs (slowly) on MIT's CScheme, DEC's Scheme->C, Marc Feeley's Gambi, Macintosh, PC, Vax, MIPS, Alpha, 680x0.
(ftp://gatekeeper.pa.dec.com/pub/DEC/Thomas).
Mailing list: .
["Dylan(TM) an object-oriented dynamic language", Apple Computer, Eastern Research and Technology, April 1992].
(1992-09-11)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Bible Dictionary

Thomas

twin, one of the twelve (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18, etc.). He was also called Didymus (John 11:16; 20:24), which is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name. All we know regarding him is recorded in the fourth Gospel (John 11:15, 16; 14:4, 5; 20:24, 25, 26-29). From the circumstance that in the lists of the apostles he is always mentioned along with Matthew, who was the son of Alphaeus (Mark 3:18), and that these two are always followed by James, who was also the son of Alphaeus, it has been supposed that these three, Matthew, Thomas, and James, were brothers.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

Thomas

see doubting thomas.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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