doubting Thomas
One who requires proof before believing.
doubting
/ˈdaʊtɪŋ/
noun 1adj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
own
VERB + DOUBTING
answered, can't, help, smell, started, stop, suggests, thinking
DOUBTING + NOUN
accuracy, b-but, courage, decision, himself, honesty, intelligence, lunch
PREP.
than, than, with, without
ADV.
always, constantly
Definitions
noun
1
A condition of doubt.
A believer may be sometimes so overwhelmed with doubtings, that he may not be able to perceive an assurance in himself.
Black is night's cope; But death will not appal One who, past doubtings all Waits in unhope.
adj
1
Full of doubt; dubious.
Indeed, had not I appeared to the world with all possible demonstrations of authority and truth, teaching men a most holy and undeniable doctrine, sufficient to reform their manners and amend their lives, and moreover demonstrating my divine commission, by such proofs as ought to satisfy and convince the most doubting and suspicious minds; they might have had some plea and excuse of ignorance for their unbelief;
Had Keir been told two years ago that he would be involved in all these domesticities, he would have been more doubting than a doubting Thomas.
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Synonyms
adjective — marked by or given to doubt
- questioning
- skeptical
- sceptical
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A believer may be sometimes so overwhelmed with doubtings, that he may not be able to perceive an assurance in himself.
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Black is night's cope; But death will not appal One who, past doubtings all Waits in unhope.
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He had prepared such a fine pedestal for her, draped her in so many beautiful illusions. But if she was an elf, there was no keeping an elf on a pedestal. No sooner had he arranged her there nicely, t
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Indeed, had not I appeared to the world with all possible demonstrations of authority and truth, teaching men a most holy and undeniable doctrine, sufficient to reform their manners and amend their li
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Had Keir been told two years ago that he would be involved in all these domesticities, he would have been more doubting than a doubting Thomas.
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Critics, as the name clearly suggests, are very doubting of brand and firm behaviour, yet they appear to be more focused on being critical than on actually acting on their opinions.
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