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Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] What is or is not divine may be loosely defined, as it is used by different belief systems .
The word Shinto was created by combining two kanji: "神" shin meaning god (the character can also be read as "kami" in Japanese) and "道" tō meaning Tao ("way" or "path" in a philosophical sense). Thus, Shinto means "the way of the gods."
Satnam, meaning 'True Name'; some are of the opinion that this is a name for God in itself, others believe that this is an adjective used to describe the Gurmantar, Waheguru. Waheguru, meaning 'Wonderful Teacher bringing light to remove darkness'; this name is considered the greatest among Sikhs, and it is known as Gurmantar, 'the Guru's Word'.
Articles relating to divinity, things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity. What is or is not divine may be loosely defined, as it is used by different belief systems . Under monotheism and polytheism this is clearly delineated.
Divinity refers to the property or state of being a deity or godlike. Divinity may also refer to: Divinity (academic discipline) , the academic study of theology and religious ministry at a divinity school, university and seminary
A basic classification of the types of gods as based on the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, by Stith Thompson: [1]. A0 Creator; A100—A199. The gods in general A101. Supreme God
In Nigeria and neighboring West African countries, for example, two prominent deities (locally called Òrìṣà) [80] are found in the Yoruba religion, namely the god Ogun and the goddess Osun. [80] Ogun is the primordial masculine deity as well as the archdivinity and guardian of occupations such as tools making and use, metal working ...
Deus (Classical Latin:, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈd̪ɛː.us]) is the Latin word for 'god' or 'deity'. Latin deus and dīvus ('divine') are in turn descended from Proto-Indo-European *deiwos, 'celestial' or 'shining', from the same root as *Dyēus, the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon.