Thomas the apostle
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Thomas the apostle was one of Jesus Christ’s twelve disciples, best known for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until personally witnessing the risen Christ, which earned him the traditional nickname “Doubting Thomas.”
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas the Apostle | 8 |
| Saint Thomas the Apostle | 6 |
| Thomas the apostle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22367283 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas the apostle Context triple: [New Testament resurrection narratives, featureCharacter, Thomas the apostle]
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A.
Thomas
Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg, was a 17th-century English nobleman and politician who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War and later served under the restored monarchy.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Robert Bugeaud, a 19th-century French military officer and colonial administrator known for his role in the conquest of Algeria.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the formal given name of Tommy McDonald, an American football Hall of Fame wide receiver.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, a prominent New Zealand jurist who served as Chief Justice.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester, a British peer and landowner of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas the apostle Target entity description: Thomas the apostle was one of Jesus Christ’s twelve disciples, best known for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until personally witnessing the risen Christ, which earned him the traditional nickname “Doubting Thomas.”
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A.
Thomas
Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg, was a 17th-century English nobleman and politician who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War and later served under the restored monarchy.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Robert Bugeaud, a 19th-century French military officer and colonial administrator known for his role in the conquest of Algeria.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the formal given name of Tommy McDonald, an American football Hall of Fame wide receiver.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, a prominent New Zealand jurist who served as Chief Justice.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester, a British peer and landowner of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
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church of Santo Tomé in Toledo
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