Spirit of God
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Spirit of God may 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