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<div style="text-align:right">𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀</div>
* alfr [non]
|supernatural humanoid
|
* Norse religion
|-
|
* ''aməša spəṇta'' 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 [ave]
|highest divinity
|highest divinity
|
|
* Zoroastrianism
* Zoroastrianism
|-
|-
|Buddha
|
बुद्ध
* ''ángelos'' ἄγγελος [grc]
* angelus [lat]
* ''mal'ákh'' מלאך [heb]
* ''malʿak'' ملأك [arb]
|heavenly supernatural or spiritual being
In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy
|
* Judaism
* Christianity
* Islam
* Baháʼí Faith
* Sharfadin
|-
|
* apu [que]
|spirit of mountains
|
* Inca religion
|-
|
* archangelus [lat]
* ''arkhángelos'' ἀρχάγγελος [grc]
* ''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)
|
* Rabbinic Judaism
* Christianity
* Islam
|-
|
* ''árhat'' अर्हत् [san]
* ''luóhàn'' 羅漢 罗汉 [cmn]
|person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana
|
* Buddhism
|-
|
* ''asura'' असुर [san]
|demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism)
|
* Buddhism
* Hinduism
|-
|
* ''ayakashi'' アヤカシ [jpn]
|yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water
|
* Shintō
|-
|
* ben síde [sga]
|female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death
|
* Irish folklore
|-
|
* ''bodhisattva'' बोधिसत्त्व [san]
* ''byang chub sems dpa''' བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ [bod]
* ''poo-tí-sàt'' โพธิสัตว์ [tha]
* ''pútísàduǒ'' 菩提薩埵 菩提萨埵 [cmn]
|person who is spiritually awake or enlightened
|
* Buddhism
|-
|
* ''boksa'' 卜師 [kor]
|male shaman
|
* Korean shamanism
|-
|
* ''buddhá'' बुद्ध [san]
* ''fótuó'' 佛陀 佛陀 [cmn]
|person who have achieved Buddhahood
|person who have achieved Buddhahood
|
|
* Buddhism
* Buddhism
|-
|-
|kitsune
|
狐
* ''daēuua'' 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 [ave]
|supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics
|
* Zoroastrianism
|-
|
* ''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)
|
* Buddhism
* Hinduism
* Jainism
|-
|
* dracō [lat]
|large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature
|
* European folklore
|-
|
* ''drákōn'' δράκων [grc]
|large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath
|
* Greek religion
|-
|
* dvergr [non]
* dweorg [ang]
* dwerch [dum,ofs]
* dwerg [osx]
|craftspeople living in mountains or stones
|
* Germanic folklore
|-
|
* ''Fènghuáng'' 鳳凰 凤凰 [cmn]
|bird
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|
* Fomhóraigh [gle]
* Fomóire [sga]
|supernatural race
|
* Irish religion
|-
|
* ''Gígās'' Γίγας [grc]
|wild race of men destroyed by the gods
|
* Greek religion
|-
|
* coblyn [cym]
* goblin [eng]
|small, grotesque, monstrous creature
|
* European folklore
|-
|
* ''ikiryō'' 生霊 [jpn]
|disembodied spirit
|
* Shintō
|-
|
* ''jinn'' جن [arb]
|invisible creature
|
* Arab folklore
* Islamic folklore
|-
|
* ''kami'' 神 [jpn]
|divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human
|
* Shintō
|-
|
* ''kitsune'' 狐 [jpn]
|fox with paranormal abilities
|fox with paranormal abilities
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|oni
|
鬼
* ''lóng'' 龍 龙 [cmn]
|snake-like creature with four legs
|
* East Asian folklore
|-
|
* lucharachán [gle]
|diminutive supernatural being
|
* Irish folklore
|-
|
* ''míngwáng'' 明王 明王 [cmn]
* ''vidyārāja'' विद्याराज [san]
|wrathful deity
|
* Vajrayāna
|-
|
* ''mononoke'' 物の怪 [jpn]
|spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
|
* Shintō
|-
|
* ''nasnās'' نسناس [arb]
|half-human creature
|
* Arab folklore
|-
|
* ''oni'' 鬼 [jpn]
|strong humanoid monster
|strong humanoid monster
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|onryō
|
怨霊
* ''onmyōji'' 陰陽師 [jpn]
|official for divination
|
* escotericism
|-
|
* ''onryō'' 怨霊 [jpn]
|ghost of vengeance
|ghost of vengeance
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|tengu
|
天狗
* oriṣa [yor]
|deity that takes form of birds and monkeys
|divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity
|
* Yoruba religion
|-
|
* ormr [non]
* wyrm [enm]
|large venomous serpents
|
* Germanic folklore
|-
|
* ''shén'' 神 神 [cmn]
|supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|
* ''shikigami'' 式神 [jpn]
|kami manipulated by an onmyōji
|
* escotericism
|-
|
* ''shiryō'' 死霊 [jpn]
|souls of the dead
|
* Shintō
|-
|
* ''tengu'' 天狗 [jpn]
|yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
|
* Shintō
|-
|
* ''trimūrti'' त्रिमूर्ति [san]
|trinity of supreme divinity
|
* Hinduism
|-
|
* Tuatha Dé Danann [gle]
|supernatural race
|
* Irish religion
|-
|
* wivre [xno]
* wyver [enm]
* wyvern [eng]
|dragon two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail
|
* British folklore
|-
|
* ''xiān'' 仙 仙 [cmn]
|entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities
|
* Daoism
|-
|
* xunguruuf [som]
|creature
|
* Somali folklore
|-
|
* ''yōkai'' 妖怪 [jpn]
|monster with supernatural abilities
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|yūrei
|
幽霊
* ''yāoguài'' 妖怪 妖怪 [cmn]
|ghost
|monster with supernatural abilities
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|
* ''yūrei'' 幽霊 [jpn]
|spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|
* ''zhēnrén'' 真人 真人 [cmn]
|spiritual master
|
* Daoism
|-
|
* zmaj [hrv,slv]
* ''zmaj'' змај [srp]
* ''zmei'' змей [bul,rus]
* ''zmej'' змеј [mkd]
* żmij [pol]
* ''zmiy'' змій [ukr]
|dragon with three to twelve heads (Russia, Ukraine); scale-covered serpent-like creature with four legs and bat's wings (Bulgaria); guardian-spirit dragon (Balkan)
|
* Slavic mythology
|}
|}
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being description religion/folklore
  • alfr [non]
 supernatural humanoid
  • Norse religion
  • aməša spəṇta 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 [ave]
 highest divinity
  • Zoroastrianism
  • ángelos ἄγγελος [grc]
  • angelus [lat]
  • mal'ákh מלאך [heb]
  • malʿak ملأك [arb]
 heavenly supernatural or spiritual being

In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy

  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Baháʼí Faith
  • Sharfadin
  • apu [que]
 spirit of mountains
  • Inca religion
  • archangelus [lat]
  • arkhángelos ἀρχάγγελος [grc]
  • 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)
  • Rabbinic Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • árhat अर्हत् [san]
  • luóhàn 羅漢 罗汉 [cmn]
 person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana
  • Buddhism
  • asura असुर [san]
 demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism)
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • ayakashi アヤカシ [jpn]
 yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water
  • Shintō
  • ben síde [sga]
 female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death
  • Irish folklore
  • bodhisattva बोधिसत्त्व [san]
  • byang chub sems dpa' བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ [bod]
  • poo-tí-sàt โพธิสัตว์ [tha]
  • pútísàduǒ 菩提薩埵 菩提萨埵 [cmn]
 person who is spiritually awake or enlightened
  • Buddhism
  • boksa 卜師 [kor]
 male shaman
  • Korean shamanism
  • buddhá बुद्ध [san]
  • fótuó 佛陀 佛陀 [cmn]
 person who have achieved Buddhahood
  • Buddhism
  • daēuua 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 [ave]
 supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics
  • Zoroastrianism
  • 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)
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
  • dracō [lat]
 large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature
  • European folklore
  • drákōn δράκων [grc]
 large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath
  • Greek religion
  • dvergr [non]
  • dweorg [ang]
  • dwerch [dum,ofs]
  • dwerg [osx]
 craftspeople living in mountains or stones
  • Germanic folklore
  • Fènghuáng 鳳凰 凤凰 [cmn]
 bird
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Fomhóraigh [gle]
  • Fomóire [sga]
 supernatural race
  • Irish religion
  • Gígās Γίγας [grc]
 wild race of men destroyed by the gods
  • Greek religion
  • coblyn [cym]
  • goblin [eng]
 small, grotesque, monstrous creature
  • European folklore
  • ikiryō 生霊 [jpn]
 disembodied spirit
  • Shintō
  • jinn جن [arb]
 invisible creature
  • Arab folklore
  • Islamic folklore
  • kami 神 [jpn]
 divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human
  • Shintō
  • kitsune 狐 [jpn]
 fox with paranormal abilities
  • Shintō
  • lóng 龍 龙 [cmn]
 snake-like creature with four legs
  • East Asian folklore
  • lucharachán [gle]
 diminutive supernatural being
  • Irish folklore
  • míngwáng 明王 明王 [cmn]
  • vidyārāja विद्याराज [san]
 wrathful deity
  • Vajrayāna
  • mononoke 物の怪 [jpn]
 spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
  • Shintō
  • nasnās نسناس [arb]
 half-human creature
  • Arab folklore
  • oni 鬼 [jpn]
 strong humanoid monster
  • Shintō
  • onmyōji 陰陽師 [jpn]
 official for divination
  • escotericism
  • onryō 怨霊 [jpn]
 ghost of vengeance
  • Shintō
  • oriṣa [yor]
 divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity
  • Yoruba religion
  • ormr [non]
  • wyrm [enm]
 large venomous serpents
  • Germanic folklore
  • shén 神 神 [cmn]
 supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder
  • Chinese folk religion
  • shikigami 式神 [jpn]
 kami manipulated by an onmyōji
  • escotericism
  • shiryō 死霊 [jpn]
 souls of the dead
  • Shintō
  • tengu 天狗 [jpn]
 yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
  • Shintō
  • trimūrti त्रिमूर्ति [san]
 trinity of supreme divinity
  • Hinduism
  • Tuatha Dé Danann [gle]
 supernatural race
  • Irish religion
  • wivre [xno]
  • wyver [enm]
  • wyvern [eng]
 dragon two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail
  • British folklore
  • xiān 仙 仙 [cmn]
 entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities
  • Daoism
  • xunguruuf [som]
 creature
  • Somali folklore
  • yōkai 妖怪 [jpn]
 monster with supernatural abilities
  • Shintō
  • yāoguài 妖怪 妖怪 [cmn]
 monster with supernatural abilities
  • Chinese folk religion
  • yūrei 幽霊 [jpn]
 spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife
  • Shintō
  • zhēnrén 真人 真人 [cmn]
 spiritual master
  • Daoism
  • zmaj [hrv,slv]
  • zmaj змај [srp]
  • zmei змей [bul,rus]
  • zmej змеј [mkd]
  • żmij [pol]
  • zmiy змій [ukr]
 dragon with three to twelve heads (Russia, Ukraine); scale-covered serpent-like creature with four legs and bat's wings (Bulgaria); guardian-spirit dragon (Balkan)
  • Slavic mythology


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