Supreme deity

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

Creator deity, often also the supreme deity in many religions
God, the singular deity of monotheistic religions
King of the gods, the lead god of a polytheistic pantheon
Supreme god, the god exclusively worshipped by henotheists

Gilded statue of the Canaanite "supreme deity" El (c. 1400–1200 BC) from the site of Tel Megiddo. El is considered to be the cognate of the word "Ilah" turning Allah^[1]^[2] and continues to appear in compound names like Gabriel, Michael, Azrael, Israel, Ishmael, Samuel, Raphael, etc.

Abrahamic religions

God in Abrahamic religions
- God in Judaism
- God in Christianity
  - The Trinity in most Christian traditions
  - Jesus in some Christian traditions
- Yahweh
- Allah in Muslim belief: see God in Islam
- Bahá in Bahá'í belief: see God in the Baháʼí Faith

African religions

Indian religions

Para Brahman, in Hinduism
- Indra, in Vedism
- 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

Zeus, in ancient Greek religion and modern Hellenism
Jupiter, in the religion of ancient Rome, often identified with Zeus

Other

Cult of the Supreme Being, a deistic cult established by Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution
Hayyi Rabbi in Mandaeism
Pangu or Shangdi 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

References

↑ Zeki Saritoprak (2006). "Allah". In Oliver Leaman (ed.). The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 34. ISBN 9780415326391.
↑ Vincent J. Cornell (2005). "God: God in Islam". In Lindsay Jones (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion. Vol. 5 (2nd ed.). MacMillan Reference USA. p. 724.

[1] Zeki Saritoprak (2006). "Allah". In Oliver Leaman (ed.). The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 34. ISBN 9780415326391.

[2] Vincent J. Cornell (2005). "God: God in Islam". In Lindsay Jones (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion. Vol. 5 (2nd ed.). MacMillan Reference USA. p. 724.

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