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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!being
!being in English
!being in local language
!description
!description
!religion/folklore
!religion/folklore
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|amesha spenta
|amesha spenta
<div style="text-align:right">𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀</div>
|highest divinity
|highest divinity
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|alfr
|alfr
alfr
|alfr
|humanoid supernatural
|humanoid supernatural
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|angel
|angel
<div style="text-align:right">מַלְאָךְ</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">מַלְאָךְ</div>
 
ἄγγελος
ἄγγελος


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|apu
|apu
apu
|apu
|spirit of mountains
|spirit of mountains
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|archangel
|archangel
<div style="text-align:right">רַב־מַלְאָךְ</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">רַב־מַלְאָךְ</div>
 
ἀρχάγγελος
ἀρχάγγελος


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|arhat
|arhat
अर्हत्
|अर्हत्
 
羅漢
羅漢
|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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|ayakashi
|ayakashi
アヤカシ
|アヤカシ
|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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|bodhisattva
|bodhisattva
बोधिसत्त्व
|बोधिसत्त्व
 
菩提薩埵
菩提薩埵


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|boksa
|boksa
卜師
|卜師
|male shaman
|male shaman
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|buddha
|buddha
बुद्ध
|बुद्ध
|person who have achieved buddhahood
|person who have achieved buddhahood
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|deva
|deva
देव
|देव
|god
|god
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|devi
|devi
देवी
|देवी
|goddess
|goddess
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|Gígas
|Gígas
Γίγας
|Γίγας
|Capitalize Γ, "ο Γίγας" the "Giant", it's a wild race of men destroyed by the gods;  
|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.
as an adjective "ο γίγας" "the giant" is the powerful, the great, the genius.
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|ikiryō
|ikiryō
生霊
|生霊
|disembodied spirit
|disembodied spirit
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|jinn
|jinn
<div style="text-align:right">جِنّ‎</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">جِنّ‎</div>
|invisible creature
|invisible creature
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|kami
|kami
神
|神
|deity, divinity, spirit
|deity, divinity, spirit
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|kitsune
|kitsune
狐
|狐
|fox with paranormal abilities
|fox with paranormal abilities
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|mononoke
|mononoke
物の怪
|物の怪
|spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
|spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
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|nasnās
|nasnās
<div style="text-align:right">نَسْنَاس</div>
|<div style="text-align:right">نَسْنَاس</div>
|creature
|creature
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|oni
|oni
鬼
|鬼
|strong humanoid monster
|strong humanoid monster
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|onryō
|onryō
怨霊
|怨霊
|ghost of vengeance
|ghost of vengeance
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|orisha
|orisha
orisha
|orisha
|divine spirit
|divine spirit
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|sangha
|sangha
संघ
|संघ
 
僧伽
僧伽


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|shén
|shén
神
|神
|deity, divinity, spirit
|deity, divinity, spirit
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|shikigami
|shikigami
式神
|式神
|kami represented by a small ghost
|kami represented by a small ghost
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|shiryō
|shiryō
死霊
|死霊
|souls of the dead
|souls of the dead
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|tengu
|tengu
天狗
|天狗
|deity that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
|deity that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
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|trimūrti
|trimūrti
त्रिमूर्ति
|त्रिमूर्ति
|trinity of supreme divinity
|trinity of supreme divinity
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|tridevī
|tridevī
त्रिदेवी
|त्रिदेवी
|trinity of supreme divinity
|trinity of supreme divinity
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|vidyārāja
|vidyārāja
विद्याराज
|विद्याराज
 
明王
明王
|wrathful deity
|wrathful deity
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|xiān
|xiān
仙
|仙
|immortal
|immortal
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|xunguruuf
|xunguruuf
xunguruuf
|xunguruuf
|creature
|creature
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|yōkai
|yōkai
妖怪
|妖怪
|creatures with supernatural abilities
|creatures with supernatural abilities
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|yāoguài
|yāoguài
妖怪
|妖怪
|creatures with supernatural abilities
|creatures with supernatural abilities
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|yūrei
|yūrei
幽霊
|幽霊
|ghost
|ghost
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|zhēnrén
|zhēnrén
真人
|真人
|spiritual master
|spiritual master
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being in English being in local language description religion/folklore
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 神 deity, divinity, spirit
  • Shintō
kitsune 狐 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 鬼 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 神 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 仙 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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