From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 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
  • 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

  • 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

  • Brahman (Hinduism), "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world", which "cannot be exactly defined"
  • Paramatman (Hinduism), the Supreme Soul

Native American religions

  • 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

See also

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 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
  • 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

  • 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

  • Brahman (Hinduism), "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world", which "cannot be exactly defined"
  • Paramatman (Hinduism), the Supreme Soul

Native American religions

  • 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

See also


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