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amesha spenta
𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀
highest divinity
  • Zoroastrianism
alfr

alfr

humanoid supernatural
  • Norse mythology
angel
מַלְאָךְ

ἄγγελος

angelus

Is a heavenly supernatural or spiritual being.in many religious systems.

In Ancient Greek the meaning its messenger, envoy

  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Baháʼí Faith
  • Sharfadin
apu

apu

spirit of mountains
  • Inca religion
archangel
רַב־מַלְאָךְ

ἀρχάγγελος

archangelus

a significant angel (Rabbinic Judaism); second-lowest rank of angels (Christianity); one of the eight groups of angels (Islam)
  • Rabbinic Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
arhat

अर्हत्

羅漢

person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana
  • Buddhism
ayakashi

アヤカシ

yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water
  • Shintō
bodhisattva

बोधिसत्त्व

菩提薩埵

བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ

โพธิสัตว์

person who is spiritually awake or enlightened
  • Buddhism
boksa

卜師

male shaman
  • Korean shamanism
buddha

बुद्ध

person who have achieved buddhahood
  • Buddhism
deva

देव

god
  • Hinduism
devi

देवी

goddess
  • Hinduism
Gígas

Γίγας

Capitalize Γ, "ο Γίγας" the "Giant", it's a wild race of men destroyed by the gods;

as an adjective "ο γίγας" "the giant" is the powerful, the great, the genius.

  • Greek mythology
ikiryō

生霊

disembodied spirit
  • Shintō
jinn
جِنّ‎
invisible creature
  • Arab folklore
  • Iranian folklore
  • Indian folklore
kami

deity, divinity, spirit
  • Shintō
kitsune

fox with paranormal abilities
  • Shintō
mononoke

物の怪

spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
  • Shintō
nasnās
نَسْنَاس
creature
  • Arab folklore
oni

strong humanoid monster
  • Shintō
onryō

怨霊

ghost of vengeance
  • Shintō
orisha

orisha

divine spirit
  • Yoruba religion
sangha

संघ

僧伽

དགེ་འདུན

พระสงฆ์

monastic communities of monks and nuns
  • Buddhism
shén

deity, divinity, spirit
  • Chinese folk religion
shikigami

式神

kami represented by a small ghost
  • Shintō
shiryō

死霊

souls of the dead
  • Shintō
tengu

天狗

deity that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
  • Shintō
trimūrti

त्रिमूर्ति

trinity of supreme divinity
  • Hinduism
tridevī

त्रिदेवी

trinity of supreme divinity
  • Hinduism
vidyārāja

विद्याराज

明王

wrathful deity
  • Vajrayāna
xiān

immortal
  • Daoism
xunguruuf

xunguruuf

creature
  • Somali folklore
yōkai

妖怪

creatures with supernatural abilities
  • Shintō
yāoguài

妖怪

creatures with supernatural abilities
  • Chinese folk religion
yūrei

幽霊

ghost
  • Shintō
zhēnrén

真人

spiritual master
  • Daoism


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