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PRONUNCIATION OF THOMISM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THOMISM

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WHAT DOES THOMISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thomism

Thomism

Thomism is the philosophical school that arose as a legacy of the work and thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas, philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of the Church. In philosophy, his disputed questions and commentaries on Aristotle are perhaps his most well-known works. In theology, his Summa Theologica is one of the most influential documents in medieval theology and continues to be the central point of reference for the philosophy and theology of the Catholic Church. In the encyclical Doctoris Angelici Pope Pius X cautioned that the teachings of the Church cannot be understood without the basic philosophical underpinnings of Thomas' major theses: The capital theses in the philosophy of St. Thomas are not to be placed in the category of opinions capable of being debated one way or another, but are to be considered as the foundations upon which the whole science of natural and divine things is based; if such principles are once removed or in any way impaired, it must...

Definition of Thomism in the English dictionary

The definition of Thomism in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THOMISM


academism
əˈkædəˌmɪzəm
alarmism
əˈlɑːmɪzəm
animism
ˈænɪˌmɪzəm
atomism
ˈætəˌmɪzəm
conformism
kənˈfɔːmɪzəm
dynamism
ˈdaɪnəˌmɪzəm
economism
ɪˈkɒnəˌmɪzəm
endemism
ˈɛndəmɪzəm
euphemism
ˈjuːfɪˌmɪzəm
extremism
ɪkˈstriːmɪzəm
nomism
ˈnəʊmɪzəm
nonconformism
ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪzəm
optimism
ˈɒptɪˌmɪzəm
Pan-Islamism
pænˈɪzləmɪzəm
panspermism
pænˈspɜːmɪzəm
pessimism
ˈpɛsɪˌmɪzəm
photochromism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈkrəʊmɪzəm
reformism
rɪˈfɔːmɪzəm
thermochromism
ˌθɜːməʊˈkrəʊmɪzəm
totemism
ˈtəʊtəˌmɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THOMISM

Thomas
Thomas Becket
Thomas of Erceldoune
Thomas of Woodstock
Thomist
Thomistic
Thomistical
Thompson
Thompson sub-machine-gun
Thomson
Thomson effect
thon
Thonburi
thonder
thong
thongage
thonged
Thor

WORDS THAT END LIKE THOMISM

bathmism
bedlamism
bromism
chemism
cosmism
dysphemism
Humism
Islamism
legitimism
logical atomism
momism
Moslemism
Muslimism
opiumism
overoptimism
pancosmism
seismism
short-termism
transformism
Uncle Tomism

Synonyms and antonyms of Thomism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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托马斯主义
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tomismo
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Thomism
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Thomism
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Томизм
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tomismo
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Thomism
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thomisme
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Thomisme
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Thomismus
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Thomism
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토마스주의
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Thomism
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Thomism
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Thomism
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थॉमिझम
75 millions of speakers

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thomism
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tomismo
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tomizm
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томізм
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tomismul
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Thomism
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Thomisme
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Thomism
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Thomism
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Trends of use of Thomism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THOMISM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Thomism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THOMISM»

Discover the use of Thomism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Thomism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ressourcement Thomism: Sacred Doctrine, the Sacraments, and ...
The essays in this volume explore three areas in which St. Thomas Aquinas's voice has never fallen silent: sacred doctrine, the relationship of sacraments and metaphysics, and the central role of virtue in moral theology.
Reinhard Hütter, Matthew Levering, 2010
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A Short History of Thomism
Using carefully selected resources, Romanus Cessario has composed a short account of the history of the Thomist tradition as it manifests itself through the more than seven hundred years that have elapsed since the death of Saint Thomas
Romanus Cessario, 2005
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After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism
This guide to the most interesting work that has recently appeared on Aquinas reflects the revival of interest in his work.
Fergus Kerr, 2008
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Analytical Thomism: Traditions in Dialogue
This book expands the discourse in contemporary debate on Analytical Thomism. It explores crucial philosophical, theological and ethical issues such as: metaphysics and epistemology, the nature of God, personhood, action and meta-ethics.
Craig Paterson, Matthew S. Pugh, 2006
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Praeambula Fidei: Thomism and the God of the Philosophers
In this book, renowned philosopher Ralph McInerny sets out to review what Thomas meant by the phrase and to defend a robust understanding of Thomas's teaching on the subject.
Ralph McInerny, 2006
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Luther and Late Medieval Thomism: A Study in Theological ...
The question of the nature of Karlstadt's early Thomism has been almost completely ignored in modern Karlstadt studies. 41 The exceptions to this are Barge and Bauch, who, around the turn of thecentury, paid some attention tothis question.
Denis Janz, 2010
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General Semantics and Contemporary Thomism
From her first chapter giving a historical sketch of the main ideas to her final chapter surveying the ways in which they have influenced education in America, the book is a mine of useful information.
Margaret Gorman, R. S. C. J. Margaret Gorman, 1962
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Tradition in the Ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre: Relativism, ...
Tradition in the Ethics of Alasdair MacIntyre presents a stimulating intellectual history and expertly reasoned defense of this towering figure in contemporary American philosophy.
Christopher Stephen Lutz, 2009
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The Common Things: Essays on Thomism and Education
Concerned with the trendy, technocratic, and at times sophistical character of contemporary education, the authors seek to reinvigorate a Thomistic approach to education appropriate to the problems of our day.
Daniel McInerny, 1999
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Bergsonian philosophy and Thomism
Bergsonian Philosophy and Thomism presents us with a philosopher who mastered his craft, a Thomist who acquired the mind of Thomas himself, and a critic of rare perception and refinement.
Jacques Maritain, J. Gordon Andison, Mabelle L. Andison, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THOMISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Thomism is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Pope in Ecuador: He Never Read the Federalist Papers
This is classic Catholic Social Thought, classic Thomism, but it is not how we Americans view things, is it? Help keep NCR going! We rely on donations to bring ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
2
The Best #TBT Ever
Jaffa had quoted as the frontispiece to his great first book Thomism and Aristotelianism a remark from Churchill in his chapter about the Munich crisis from The ... «Power Line, Jun 15»
3
Rethinking Theology and Matter with Ibn Gabirol
Two books make it possible to read Gabirol as our contemporary rather than an obscure and minor impediment to the triumph of Thomism. The first is the new ... «First Things, Apr 15»
4
Hylomorphism as a Metaphysic for Intelligent Design Science
Here I'd like to focus on one of those ways -- how Thomistic hylomorphism can .... (6) Though some Thomists, e.g. Edward Feser, deny that ID and Thomism are ... «Discovery Institute, Feb 15»
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Practical Thomism
Peter Kreeft's Practical Theology isn't quite an introduction to Thomas's Summa. It's too repetitive, too selective, to be that. It functions better as an introduction to ... «First Things, Jan 15»
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Harry Jaffa, RIP
... and his first book, Thomism and Aristotelianism, remains an underappreciated masterpiece. Shakespeare's Politics, which Jaffa co-authored with Allan Bloom ... «National Review Online, Jan 15»
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Is free will for real?; Pope Francis: 'you cannot love God outside of …
Both, however, conflict with the moderate realism we find in Scholastic Thomism, which Holy Mother Church rightfully calls 'perennially valid.' Free will is what ... «RenewAmerica, Jun 14»
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Talking About Thomism
This past January, I heard a short discussion of St. Thomas Aquinas's thought (called Thomism) that was among the most compelling I'd yet encountered. «Patheos, Jun 14»
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Where Would We Be Without Our Puritans and Our Stoics? (Or …
Now we'll have all the indigenous American poetic possibilities—American Thomism (the WP synthesis of Stoicism and Christianity), the purer southern Stoicism ... «First Things, Jul 13»
10
Test Driving my Thomism
In the debate on lying, one of the strongest objections raised (at least in our culture, though it appears not to have been the strongest one for St. Thomas) is the ... «Patheos, May 13»

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