单词 | thomaean |
释义 | Thomaeanadj.n. 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. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Thomaean > [adjective] 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. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Thomaean > [noun] 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1728 |
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