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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 .
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'.
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
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.
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
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.
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."
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 ...