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aquinas
/əˈkwaɪnəs/
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What does aquinas mean?
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Thomas Aquinas, an Italian philosopher, theologian and jurist during the 13th century.
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/əˈkwaɪnəs/
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But the theological spirit of the thirteenth century gained its greatest victory in the work of St. Thomas Aquinas.
We have learned that the interminable hair-splitting of Aquinas and Abelard has added precision to modern thinking.
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The gentle Buddha had that, and had it long before Christ; also his priests had metaphysical subtlety, greater than that of John the Apostle or Thomas Aquinas.
So Mr. Casaubon’s patience held out further, and when after all it turned out that the head of Saint Thomas Aquinas would be more perfect if another sitting could be had, it was granted for the morrow.
Humanity has been the richer for St. Francis; and Abelard, Albertus and Aquinas form a trio not easy to match, in their special departments, either before or after.