Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun doubting_thomas

2 senses of doubting thomas

Sense 1
Thomas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, doubting Thomas, Thomas the doubting Apostle -- (the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes)
       INSTANCE OF=> Apostle -- ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)
       INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

Sense 2
doubting Thomas -- (someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place))
       => skeptic, sceptic, doubter -- (someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs)