Spirit of God
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Spirit of God may refer to:
Abrahamic religions
- Holy Spirit, a term found in English translations of the Bible, but understood differently among the Abrahamic religions
- Holy Spirit (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 (Judaism), the Spirit of YHWH in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and Jewish writings
- Shekhinah, English transliteration of a Hebrew noun
- Ruha d-Qudsha, English transliteration of a Syriac noun
- Holy Spirit (Islam), in the Quran, 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
- Spenta Mainyu, the most beneficent spirit, the "Holy Spirit". Thou (Ahura MAzda) art indeed the Holy Father of this Spirit." [1] gatha 47:3 [2]
- Ahura Mazda (Zoroastrianism), a higher spirit of the Old Iranian religion who was proclaimed as the uncreated spirit by Zoroaster
Hinduism
- Brahman (Hinduism), "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world", which "cannot be exactly defined"
- Paramatman (Hinduism), the Supreme Soul
Anthropological
- 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
- 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
- Naam (Sikhism), the principal method or tool of meditation, which is meant to unite the soul with the Supreme Soul
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