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At least in later Orthodox images, each bar of this cross is composed of three lines, symbolising the dogmas of the Trinity, the oneness of God and the two natures of Christ. In mosaics in Santa Maria Maggiore (432–40) the juvenile Christ has a four-armed cross either on top of his head in the radius of the nimbus, or placed above the radius ...
The ancient Egyptian Sky hieroglyph, (also translated as heaven in some texts, or iconography), is Gardiner sign listed no. N1, within the Gardiner signs for sky, earth, and water. The Sky hieroglyph is used like an Egyptian language biliteral-(but is not listed there) and an ideogram in pt, "sky"; it is a determinative in other synonyms of sky.
Caelus or Coelus (/ ˈ s iː l ə s /; SEE-ləs) was a primordial god of the sky in Roman mythology and theology, iconography, and literature (compare caelum, the Latin word for "sky" or "heaven", hence English "celestial"). The deity's name usually appears in masculine grammatical form when he is conceived of as a male generative force.
Below the text, a bird flies over dark water. The figure at the top of the image may be Christ, and the scene depicted could be that of Christ rising from the tomb and startling two sentries, as described in Matthew 28:4. It is also possible that the two figures are Adam and Eve, and the figure above is God, separating them.
Ik Onkar is the statement of oneness in Sikhism, that is 'there is one God'. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] According to Wendy Doniger , the phrase is a compound of ik ("one" in Punjabi) and onkar , canonically understood in Sikhism to refer to the "absolute monotheistic unity of God". [ 9 ]
Henosis (Ancient Greek: ἕνωσις) is the classical Greek word for mystical "oneness", "union" or "unity".In Neoplatonism, henosis is unification with what is fundamental in reality: the One (Τὸ Ἕν), the Source, or Monad. [1]
The “Appeal to Heaven” flag was among several banners carried by Jan. 6 rioters, who also favored the Confederate flag and the yellow Gadsden flag, with its rattlesnake and “Don’t Tread on ...
In Christianity, the man, lion, ox, and eagle are used as symbols for the four evangelists (or gospel-writers), [28] and appear frequently in church decorations. These Creatures are called Zoë (or the Tetramorph), and surround the throne of God in Heaven, along with twenty-four elders and seven spirits of God (according to Revelation 4:1–11).