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doubting Thomas

noun

  1. a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic: in reference to the apostle Thomas.


doubting Thomas

noun

  1. a person who insists on proof before he will believe anything; sceptic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doubting Thomas1

after Thomas (the apostle), who did not believe that Jesus had been resurrected until he had proof
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Idioms and Phrases

One who is habitually doubtful. For example, He was a doubting Thomas about the coming merger, not believing it would ever happen . The term alludes to the disciple Thomas, who doubted Jesus's resurrection until he had first-hand evidence of it (John 20:24–29).
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Example Sentences

I was always in this matter graded in the "doubting Thomas" class.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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