doubting

  • 21doubting Thomas — noun 1. the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes • Syn: ↑Thomas, ↑Saint Thomas, ↑St. Thomas, ↑Thomas the doubting Apostle • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Apostle, ↑saint 2 …

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  • 22doubting — Synonyms and related words: Pyrrhonic, agnostic, ambiguous, capricious, chancy, changeable, dicey, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, erratic, fickle, from Missouri, hesitant, hesitating, in doubt, incalculable, indecisive, indemonstrable …

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  • 23doubting — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. questioning, dubious, skeptical; see doubtful 2 , suspicious 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Lacking trust or confidence: distrustful, leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting. See TRUST …

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  • 24doubting — doubt·ing || daÊŠtɪŋ adj. having doubts daÊŠt n. misgiving, lack of certainty v. be uncertain, have misgivings …

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  • 25doubting — adjective marked by or given to doubt a skeptical attitude a skeptical listener • Syn: ↑questioning, ↑skeptical, ↑sceptical • Similar to: ↑distrustful …

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  • 26doubting Thomas — noun Etymology: Saint Thomas, apostle who doubted Jesus resurrection until he had proof of it (John 20:24 29) Date: 1883 an incredulous or habitually doubtful person …

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  • 27doubting Thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24 29. * * * …

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  • 28doubting Thomas — noun a) One who requires proof before believing. b) One who finds belief difficult …

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  • 29DOUBTING CASTLE —    a castle belonging to Giant Despair in the Pilgrim s Progress, which only one key could open, the key Promise …

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  • 30doubting Thomas — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. skeptic, cynic, questioner, *one from Missouri, scoffer, disbeliever. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who habitually or instinctively doubts or questions: doubter, nonbeliever, skeptic, unbeliever. See BELIEF …

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