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'''Nilus Cabasilas''' ({{el icon}} Νεῖλος Καβάσιλας) was a fourteenth-century [[Metropolis of Thessalonica|Bishop of Thessalonika]], uncle of notable [[Gregory Palamas|Palamite]] theologian [[Nicholas Cabasilas]], and teacher of Byzantine theologian and statesman [[w:Demetrius Cydones|Demetrius Cydones]]. Demetrius described him as "passionately enthusiastic" about [[Thomas Aquinas|Thomism]], which made Cabasilas an anomaly in that he also vigorously defended Palamism and attacked the [[Filioque|western interpolation]] of the [[Nicene Creed]].<ref>John Meyendorff. ''Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes.'' New York: Fordham University Press, 1974. p.107.</ref>