Thomism

American  

[toh-miz-uhm] / ˈtoʊ mɪz əm /

noun

1. the theological and philosophical system of Thomas Aquinas.

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Thomism British  

/ ˈtəʊmɪzəm /

noun

1. the comprehensive system of philosophy and theology developed by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century, and since taught and maintained by his followers, esp in the Dominican order

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Thomism Cultural  

1. The philosophy of Thomas Aquinas, or other philosophies inspired by his. Thomism underwent a revival starting in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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Other Word Forms

• Thomist noun
• Thomistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Thomism

Thom(as Aquinas) + -ism

Example Sentences

We’ll leave Thomism to the theologians, but subsidiarity is a concept that the left would do well to consider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2016

Brilliant Neo-Thomists like the French philosophers Jacques Maritain and Etienne Gilson had given Thomism a modern relevance.

From Time Magazine Archive

In many Roman Catholic colleges, students got heavy doses of Thomism; later philosophical giants like Descartes, Hume and Kant were only mentioned for their errors.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is therefore happy to have Thomism represented.

From Time Magazine Archive

And such is the Thomism recommended by Leo XIII.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)