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The purpose of this article is to analyze the meaning of rhetoric in the conception of Thomas of Aquinas (1224/25-1274). It should be noted that rhetoric in this author is directly connected to the use that men make of the word, therefore, of language. Our formulations start from the principle that the Dominican friar analyzes language from his two places of discourse, as a preacher and as a university master. In order to elaborate our considerations we have chosen two writings from the Dominican master. First, the work Commentary on Aristotle's On Interpretation. Secondly, two Questions from the Summa Theologiae: Quaestiones 176 and 177 -- IIa-IIae. We show that, for this author, language is associated with man's intellective condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]