doubting thomas

English Thesaurus

1. someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	doubter, sceptic, skeptic,
definition	:	someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs (noun.person)

2. the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	apostle,
definition	:	(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	saint,
definition	:	a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person)