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Thomas Aquinas
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synonyms: Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, dumb ox (Nuttall) ???
tags: [christianity] [personage]
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Definition:[1225 - 1274]an Italian Christian philosopher who is still highly revered by the Catholic church. He founded Thomism which "...believed that truth is to be accepted no matter where it is found." (unless said truth conflicts with church credenda...)His classification of all matter and life, from top to bottom (scala naturae) was once widely accepted, with God at the top and sand at the very bottom.
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Aquinas observes that Moses writes nothing of the aire, because that being invisible, the people knew not whether there were any such body or no.
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DUMB OX, THOMAS AQUINAS (q. v.), so called from his taciturnity before he opened his mouth and began, as predicted, to fill the world with his lowing.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia (1907)
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With regard to heretics two points must be observed: one, on their own side; the other, on the side of the Church. On their own side there is the sin, whereby they deserve not only to be separated from the Church by excommunication, but also to be severed from the world by death.
Thomas Aquinas
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