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A supreme deity, supreme god or supreme being is the conception of the sole deity of monotheistic religions or, in polytheistic or henotheistic religions, the paramount deity or supernatural entity which is above all others.
General
[edit ]- Creator deity, often also the supreme deity in many religions
- King of the gods, the lead god of a polytheistic pantheon
- Supreme god, the god exclusively worshipped by henotheists
- God, the singular deity of monotheistic religions
Abrahamic religions
[edit ]- God in Abrahamic religions
- God in Judaism
- God in Christianity
- Yahweh
- Allah in Muslim belief: see God in Islam
- Bahá in Bahá'í belief: see God in the Baháʼí Faith
African religions
[edit ]- Amun-Ra in Ancient Egyptian mythology
- Aten in Ancient Egyptian mythology
- Chukwu in Igbo religion
- Mwari in Shona religion
- Nyambe in Bantu religion
- Nzambi in Bakongo religion
- Ọlọrun in Yoruba religion
- Ruhanga in Rutara religion
Indian religions
[edit ]- Para Brahman, in Hinduism
- Shiva, in Shaivism
- Vishnu, in Vaishnavism
- Adi Parashakti, in Shaktism
- Maha Ganapati, in Ganapatya
- Surya, in Sauram
- Adibuddha and Dharmakaya in Mahayana Buddhism
- Waheguru, in Sikhism
Ancient Roman and Greek religion
[edit ]- Zeus, in ancient Greek religion
- Jupiter, in the religion of ancient Rome, often identified with Zeus
Other
[edit ]- Cult of the Supreme Being, a deistic cult established by Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution
- Hayyi Rabbi in Mandaeism
- Pangu, in Chinese folk religion
- Radien-attje, the superior deity of the Sami
- Rod (Slavic religion), in pre-Christian Slavic mythology
- Tagroa Siria, in Rotuman society
- Ukko, in Finnish mythology
See also
[edit ]Topics referred to by the same term
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