- (a) doubting Thomas
- a person who refuses to believe anything until they are given proof.
He's a real doubting Thomas - he simply wouldn't believe I'd won the car until he saw it with his own eyes.
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(a) doubting Thomas
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doubting thomas — A Doubting Thomas is someone who only believes what they see themselves, not what they are told … The small dictionary of idiomes
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doubting Thomas — UK [ˌdaʊtɪŋ ˈtɒməs] / US [ˌdaʊtɪŋ ˈtɑməs] noun [countable] Word forms doubting Thomas : singular doubting Thomas plural doubting Thomases someone who will not believe something unless they see definite proof • Etymology: In the Bible, the apostle … English dictionary
Doubting Thomas — [[t]da͟ʊtɪŋ tɒ̱məs[/t]] Doubting Thomases N COUNT If you describe someone as a Doubting Thomas, you mean they refuse to believe something until they see definite proof or evidence of it … English dictionary
