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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.
See Ninety-nine names of Allah, Allahcalligraphic Arabic Allah (pronounced: Allaah), is traditionally used by Muslims as the Arabic name of God. The word Allah is not specific to Islam; Arab Christians and Jews, and the Catholic Maltese, also use it to refer to the monotheist deity; for exam.
See The name of God in Judaism.
See VairocanaAccording to the Buddhist Trikaya doctrine, Vairocana (also Vairochana or Mahavairocana Chinese: Dari Rulai Japanese: Dainichi Nyorai is a Buddha who is the embodiment of Dharmakaya, and which therefore can be seen as the universal aspect of the historica
See BrahmanThis article is about the concept of transcendent reality in Hinduism. See also Brahmin and Brahman (disambiguation). In the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) schools of Hinduism, Brahman is the signifying name given to the concept of the unchanging, infi, Vishnu, and Shiva. A common prayer for Hindus and Vaishnavas in particular, is the Vishnu Sahasranama or 1000 names of God. To understand Hinduism, in more detail, which has been so misunderstood, please see the web site, http://www.hinduism-today.com/archives/2003/10-12/44-49_four_sects.shtml.
In polytheistic religions, e.g., ZeusZeus Kronios (descendant of Cronus), or simply Zeus or Zdeus ( Greek ) or Dias (Greek ) ("divine king") is the leader of the gods and god of the sky and thunder in Greek mythology. Etymology Zeus is the continuation of Dyeus, the supreme god in Indo-Europ, JupiterIn Roman mythology, Jupiter (Jove) held the same role as Zeus in the Greek pantheon. He was called Jupiter Optimus Maximus as the patron deity of the Roman state, in charge of laws and social order. This article focuses on Jupiter in early Rome and in cul, OdinWotan Wodan Woden Oden Odin or dinn is usually considered the supreme god of Germanic and Norse mythology. His role, like many of the Norse pantheon, is complex: he is god of both wisdom and war, roles not necessarily conceived of as being mutually sympat, and Siva.