In monotheism, there are many names attributed to the personification of the divine, supreme, entity. Different names may refer to the same "God", though be of different languages, or be in varied ways different from other cultural meanings, as prescribed by religious doctrine, for example. Monotheism (in Greek μόνος = single and θεός = God) is the belief in the existence of one God, or in the oneness of God. ... Image:Http://www. ...

Some of the names are used in approximately the same sense (e.g., when a Catholic uses both "God" and "the Holy Trinity"), but for the most part, the names mark important differences in meaning. Positivists (e.g., advocates of Logical empiricism) should take note that a robust theory of the meaning of Religious Language, however dismissive, ought to be able to account, in some fashion, for these differences in meaning. Among the names used, or ways to refer to the divine, are the following; there are both generic words given for the divine being(s), as well as specific names (used by analogy to names for particular individuals or things) for the divine used in particular religions. Logical positivism (later referred to as logical empiricism) holds that philosophy should aspire to the same sort of rigor as science. ...

Generic names for the divine being(s)

God, Goddess, gods, Deity, deities. Image:Http://www. ... Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases... This article is about deities or gods from a non-monotheistic perspective. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Names for specific conceptions of God

Christianity

Jesus, Christ, the Holy Trinity, the Godhead (Christianity), Heavenly Father Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... This page is about the title. ... For other uses, see Trinity (disambiguation). ... In Christianity, the Godhead is a term denoting deity or divinity. ... In many religions, the supreme God is given the title and attributions of Father. ...

Islam

See Ninety-nine names of Allah, Allah. Islam (Arabic: ; ) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the Quran. ... The 99 Names of God, according to Islamic tradition, are the names of God that God, or Allah, has revealed to man. ... For other uses, see Allah (disambiguation). ...

Judaism

See The name of God in Judaism. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people with around 15 million followers as of 2006 [1]. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. ... At the bottom of the hands, the two letters on each hand combine to form יהוה (YHWH), the name of God. ...

Buddhism

See Vairocana. Buddhism is a religion and philosophy focusing on the teachings of the Buddha Śākyamuni (Siddhārtha Gautama), who probably lived in the 6th century BCE. Buddhism spread throughout the ancient Indian sub-continent in the five centuries following the Buddhas death, and propagated into Central, Southeast, and East Asia... The Daibutsu of Todaiji, a Kegon Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. ...

Hinduism

See Brahman, Vishnu, and Shiva. A common prayer for Hindus and Vaishnavas in particular, is the Vishnu sahasranama or 1000 names of God. Hinduism {Sanskrit/Hindi - Hindū Dharma, also known as Sanātana (eternal) Dharma, and Vaidika (of the Vedas) Dharma} is a religion originating in the Indian subcontinent, based on the Vedas and the beliefs of other people of India. ... For other uses of this word and similar words, see Brahman (disambiguation). ... For other uses of the name Vishnu, see Vishnu (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Hindu God Śiva. ... Vishnu The Vishnu sahasranāma (literally: thousand names of Vishnu) is a list of 1,000 names for Vishnu, one of the main forms of God in Hinduism and the only Ultimate Reality for Vaishnavites (followers of Vishnu). ...

Polytheism

In polytheistic religions, e.g., Zeus, Jupiter, Ra EL and Odin. Polytheism stevenis gay, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. ... Statue of Zeus Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th-century engraving. ... Jupiter et Thétis - by Jean Ingres, 1811. ... , , or This article is about the Egyptian god. ... EL or El may mean: Electroluminescence, an optical and electrical phenomenon where a material such as a natural blue diamond emits light when an electric current is passed through it. ... For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ...

Other

The Lakota (i.e., Sioux) of the Great Plains called their monotheistic deity Wakan Tanka, "The Great Spirit". The Sioux (also: Lakota) are a Native American people. ... In Lakota traditions, Wakan Tanka is a term for The Great Spirit which resides in every thing, similar to many notions of God. ...

Since the term "Buddha" does not correlate well with European definitions of the divine, it may or may not be considered a "name given to the divine", depending on the specific sect and/or philosophy. A stone image of the Buddha. ...

Alternative names used to address or refer to deities

These are used for various reasons: tabuism, glorification, etc. Examples are G*d (tabuistic ellipsis), The Almighty, Pancrator(Pantocrator), Him, He who is called "I am". Tabu may refer to: Tabu (also spelled tapu), a Polynesian cultural concept, from which the word taboo derives its usage. ... For the Figure of speech, see Ellipsis (figure of speech). ...

See also

• List of deities

This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. ...

External links

• Hinduism, Hinduism Today
• Hebrew Names of G-d
• Ehyeh and YHWH - The Relationship Between the Divine Names Revealed in Exodus 3:14-15