Thomas vs Thomasina - What's the difference?
thomas | thomasina |
(derogatory, Christianity) An infidel (in reference to the doubting Apostle).
An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus.
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of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.
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* 1941 Judith Kelly, Marriage is a Private Affair , Harper 1944, page 133:
A city in Oklahoma
A city in West Virginia
As proper nouns the difference between thomas and thomasina
is that thomas is an apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of jesus while thomasina is , a feminine form of thomas.As a noun thomas
is (derogatory|christianity) an infidel (in reference to the doubting apostle).thomas
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* doubting ThomasProper noun
(en proper noun)- But Thomas , one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
- "Becky Thatcher. What's yours? Oh, I know. It's Thomas Sawyer."
- "That's the name they lick me by. I'm Tom when I'm good. You call me Tom, will you?"
- - - - goodness we scarcely have a name for the baby yet now all of you must take a vote, all of you, but let's have a nice simple name like Thomas' don't you think I hate elaborate names, do please all of you vote for ' Thomas ..."