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单词 thomaean
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Thomaeanadj.n.

/təʊˈmiːən/
Forms: Also Thomean.
Etymology: apparently < medieval Latin Thōmaeus ( < the name Thōmās) + -an suffix.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Christian church traditionally said to have been founded by St. Thomas the Apostle, which has existed from early times on the Malabar coast.
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Thomaean1728
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) After the Death of the Archbishop, a great Part of the Thomæan Church relaps'd, and thus still continues, partly Roman, partly Thomæan.
B. n.
A member of this church. Also called Thomite, Christian of St. Thomas.
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Thomaean1728
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Thomæans, Thomeans, Thomites, or Christians of St. Thomas, a People of the East Indies, who, according to Tradition, receiv'd the Gospel from the Apostle S. Thomas.
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1233/1 Thomæans, or Thomites.
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