Thomases

Proper noun

Thomas (countable and uncountable, plural Thomases)

1. An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus.
   • 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...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 20:24–25
2. A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.
   • "Good,—that's a whack. What's your name?" / "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?"1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter VI, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 70
3. A common surname originating as a patronymic.
   • The reappearance of Dylan and Caitlin Thomas brought her the excitement again of literary gatherings and much uninhibited partying.²²³ For a woman of 41 the Thomases represented fun and an opportunity not to play second fiddle to a disapproving husband who was very clear as to what he wanted but...2006, Chris Wrigley, A.J.P. Taylor: Radical Historian of Europe, London – New York: I.B. Tauris, →ISBN, page 182
4. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
5. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Indiana.
6. A city in Custer County, Oklahoma.
   • Located in northeastern Custer County, Thomas is situated at the intersection of State Highways 33 and 47. Originally, Thomas was a trading point where William Thomas had a general store and served as the first postmaster of a post office designated on February 12, 1894.2009, Linda D. Wilson, “Thomas”, in The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, retrieved 13 Mar 2020

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