Thomism
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- noun
- /ˈθoʊmɪzəm/
- Specialized
- The dominant tradition in Catholic thought is Thomism, which is the view that revelation or religious authority completes reason and is not opposed to it.
- transcendental Thomism
- neo-Thomism
- Catholic Thomism
Examples
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Thomism emphasizes the harmony between Thomism and reason in understanding the universe.
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So one, Thomism was never the official Catholic philosophy, but it may as well have been for quite a while.
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I am reading The History of the French Revolution... trying to understand practical things which my understanding of Thomism doesn't explain to me...
Academic text (1991) -
However, as noted below, true Thomism is not authoritarian or dogmatic.
Blog text (16) -
Like many other theological traditions, both within and outside Catholicism, Thomism holds that the blessed in heaven are incapable of sin.
Blog text (20) -
Many modern theologians base their arguments on the principles of Thomism developed by Saint Thomas Aquinas.
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In discussing ethics, she often refers to Thomism to illustrate how natural law guides moral decisions.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Thomism = Thomas (semi-transparent) = Thom + ism
Formed from the name 'Thomas' plus the suffix '-ism' (a recognizable pattern for doctrines), but the specific theological-philosophical content is specialized and not inferable by average learners.
Etymology
Thomism comes from the name of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the ending -ism, which means 'belief' or 'system', like in Buddhism. So, Thomism is the set of ideas from Saint Thomas that says faith and reason can work together and still guides Catholic teaching.