Spirit of God
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Spirit of Godmay refer to:
Abrahamic religions
[edit]- Holy Spirit,a term found in English translations of the Bible, but understood differently among the Abrahamic religions
- Holy Spirit in Judaism,Ruach HaKodesh,the Spirit of YHWH in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and Jewish writings
- Shekhinah,English transliteration of a Hebrew noun
- Holy Spirit in Christianity,the third divine person of the Holy Trinity; each person itself being God
- Seven Spirits of God,term used a few times in the Book of Revelation
- Paraclete(Christianity), means advocate or helper
- Holy Spirit in Islam,Ruh al-Quds,in the Quran, interpreted by some people as the angel Gabriel
- Maid of Heaven,Baha'i Faith, a vision had by founder of the Baha'i Faith of a maiden Messenger of God gave him his mission
Zoroastrianism
[edit]- Spenta Mainyu,the most beneficent spirit, the "Holy Spirit"
- Ahura Mazda(Zoroastrianism), a higher spirit of the Old Iranian religion who was proclaimed as the uncreated spirit by Zoroaster
Hinduism
[edit]- Brahman(Hinduism), "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world", which "cannot be exactly defined"
- Paramatman(Hinduism), the Supreme Soul
Native American religions
[edit]- Great Spirit(Indigenous peoples of the Americas), a conception of a supreme being prevalent among some Native American and First Nations cultures
- Gitche Manitou,Algonquian language term for Great Spirit and later for God by Christian missionaries
Chinese
[edit]- Qi(Taoism), an active principle forming part of any living thing
- Tian(Confucianism), one of the oldest Chinese terms for the cosmos and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion
Other
[edit]- Naam(Sikhism), the principal method or tool of meditation, which is meant to unite the soul with the Supreme Soul