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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!being in Latin script
!being
!being
!description
!description
!religion/folklore
!religion/folklore
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|amesha spenta
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|<div style="text-align:right">𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀</div>
* ''aməša spəṇta'' 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 [ave]
|highest divinity
|highest divinity
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* Zoroastrianism
* Zoroastrianism
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|alfr
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|alfr
* alfr [non]
|supernatural humanoid
|supernatural humanoid
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* Norse religion
* Norse religion
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|angel
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|<div style="text-align:right">מַלְאָךְ</div>
* ''ángelos'' ἄγγελος [grc]
ἄγγελος
* angelus [lat]
 
* ''mal'ákh'' מלאך [heb]
angelus
* ''malʿak'' ملأك [arb]
 
<div style="text-align:right">ملأك</div>
|heavenly supernatural or spiritual being
|heavenly supernatural or spiritual being
In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy
In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy
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* Sharfadin
* Sharfadin
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|apu
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|apu
* apu [que]
|spirit of mountains
|spirit of mountains
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|archangel
|archangel
|<div style="text-align:right">רַב־מַלְאָךְ</div>
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ἀρχάγγελος
* archangelus [lat]
 
* ''arkhángelos'' ἀρχάγγελος [grc]
archangelus
* ''rav-mal'ákh'' רב־מלאך [heb]
|a significant angel (Rabbinic Judaism); second-lowest rank of angels (Christianity); one of the eight groups of angels (Islam)
|a significant angel (Rabbinic Judaism); second-lowest rank of angels (Christianity); one of the eight groups of angels (Islam)
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* Islam
* Islam
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|arhat
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|अर्हत्
* ''árhat'' अर्हत् [san]
羅漢
* ''luóhàn'' 羅漢 [cmn]
|person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana
|person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana
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* Buddhism
* Buddhism
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|Asur
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|असुर
* ''asura'' असुर [san]
|demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism)
|demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism)
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* Hinduism
* Hinduism
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|ayakashi
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|アヤカシ
* ''ayakashi'' アヤカシ [jpn]
|yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water
|yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|ben síde
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|ben síde
* ben síde [sga]
|female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death
|female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death
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* Irish folklore
* Irish folklore
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|bodhisattva
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|बोधिसत्त्व
* ''bodhisattva'' बोधिसत्त्व [san]
菩提薩埵
* ''byang chub sems dpa''' བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ [bod]
 
* ''pútísàduǒ'' 菩提薩埵 [cmn]
བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ
* ''poo-tí-sàt'' โพธิสัตว์ [tha]
 
โพธิสัตว์
|person who is spiritually awake or enlightened
|person who is spiritually awake or enlightened
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* Buddhism
* Buddhism
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|boksa
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|卜師
* ''boksa'' 卜師 [kor]
|male shaman
|male shaman
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* Korean shamanism
* Korean shamanism
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|buddha
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|बुद्ध
* ''buddhá'' बुद्ध [san]
* ''fótuó'' 佛陀 [cmn]
|person who have achieved Buddhahood
|person who have achieved Buddhahood
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* Buddhism
* Buddhism
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|daēuua
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|<div style="text-align:right">𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀</div>
* ''daēuua'' 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 [ave]
|supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics
|supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics
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* Zoroastrianism
* Zoroastrianism
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|deva
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|देव
* ''deva'' देव [san]
|celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism)
|celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism)
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* Jainism
* Jainism
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|dracō
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|dracō
* dracō [lat]
|large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature
|large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature
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* European folklore
* European folklore
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|drákōn
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|δράκων
* ''drákōn'' δράκων [grc]
|large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath
|large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath
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* Greek religion
* Greek religion
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|dwerg
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|dvergr
* dvergr [non]
dweorg
* dweorg [ang]
* dwerch [dum,ofs]
* dwerg [osx]
|craftspeople living in mountains or stones
|craftspeople living in mountains or stones
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* Germanic folklore
* Germanic folklore
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|Fomóire
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|Fomóire
* Fomhóraigh [gle]
|supenatural race
* Fomóire [sga]
|supernatural race
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* Irish religion
* Irish religion
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|Gígas
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|Γίγας
* ''Gígās'' Γίγας [grc]
|wild race of men destroyed by the gods
|wild race of men destroyed by the gods
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* Greek religion
* Greek religion
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|gobelin
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|gobelin
* goblin [eng]
* coblyn [cym]
|small, grotesque, monstrous creature
|small, grotesque, monstrous creature
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* European folklore
* European folklore
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|ikiryō
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|生霊
* ''ikiryō'' 生霊 [jpn]
|disembodied spirit
|disembodied spirit
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|jinn
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|<div style="text-align:right">جِنّ‎</div>
* ''jinn'' جن [arb]
|invisible creature
|invisible creature
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* Islamic folklore
* Islamic folklore
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|kami
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* ''kami'' [jpn]
|divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human
|divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|kitsune
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* ''kitsune'' [jpn]
|fox with paranormal abilities
|fox with paranormal abilities
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|leipreachán
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|leipreachán
* lucharachán [gle]
|diminutive supernatural being
|diminutive supernatural being
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* Irish folklore
* Irish folklore
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|lóng
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* ''lóng'' [cmn]
|snake-like creature with four legs
|snake-like creature with four legs
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* East Asian folklore
* East Asian folklore
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|mononoke
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|物の怪
* ''mononoke'' 物の怪 [jpn]
|spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
|spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|nasnās
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|<div style="text-align:right">نَسْنَاس</div>
* ''nasnās'' نسناس [arb]
|half-human creature
|half-human creature
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* Arab folklore
* Arab folklore
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|onmyōji
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|陰陽師
* ''onmyōji'' 陰陽師 [jpn]
|official for divination
|official for divination
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* escotericism
* escotericism
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|oni
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* ''oni'' [jpn]
|strong humanoid monster
|strong humanoid monster
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|onryō
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|怨霊
* ''onryō'' 怨霊 [jpn]
|ghost of vengeance
|ghost of vengeance
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|orisha
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|orisha
* oriṣa [yor]
|divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity
|divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity
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* Yoruba religion
* Yoruba religion
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|shén
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* ''shén'' [cmn]
|supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder
|supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder
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* Chinese folk religion
* Chinese folk religion
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|shikigami
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|式神
* ''shikigami'' 式神 [jpn]
|kami manipulated by an onmyōji
|kami manipulated by an onmyōji
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* escotericism
* escotericism
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|shiryō
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|死霊
* ''shiryō'' 死霊 [jpn]
|souls of the dead
|souls of the dead
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|tengu
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|天狗
* ''tengu'' 天狗 [jpn]
|yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
|yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|trimūrti
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|त्रिमूर्ति
* ''trimūrti'' त्रिमूर्ति [san]
|trinity of supreme divinity
|trinity of supreme divinity
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* Hinduism
* Hinduism
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|Tuatha Dé Danann
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|Tuatha Dé Danann
* Tuatha Dé Danann [gle]
|supernatural race
|supernatural race
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* Irish religion
* Irish religion
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|vidyārāja
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|विद्याराज
* ''vidyārāja'' विद्याराज [san]
明王
* ''míngwáng'' 明王 [cmn]
|wrathful deity
|wrathful deity
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* Vajrayāna
* Vajrayāna
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|wyrm
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|wyrm
* wyrm [enm]
ormr
* ormr [non]
|large venomous serpents
|large venomous serpents
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* Germanic folklore
* Germanic folklore
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|xiān
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* ''xiān'' [cmn]
|entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities
|entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities
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* Daoism
* Daoism
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|xunguruuf
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|xunguruuf
* xunguruuf [som]
|creature
|creature
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* Somali folklore
* Somali folklore
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|yōkai
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|妖怪
* ''yōkai'' 妖怪 [jpn]
|monster with supernatural abilities
|monster with supernatural abilities
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|yāoguài
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|妖怪
* ''yāoguài'' 妖怪 [cmn]
|monster with supernatural abilities
|monster with supernatural abilities
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* Chinese folk religion
* Chinese folk religion
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|yūrei
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|幽霊
* ''yūrei'' 幽霊 [jpn]
|spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife
|spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife
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* Shintō
* Shintō
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|zhēnrén
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|真人
* ''zhēnrén'' 真人 [cmn]
|spiritual master
|spiritual master
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