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angelus | angelus | ||
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In Ancient Greek | <div style="text-align:right">ملأك</div> | ||
|heavenly supernatural or spiritual being | |||
In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy | |||
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* Judaism | * Judaism | ||
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* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
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|Asur | |||
|असुर | |||
|demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism) | |||
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* Buddhism | |||
* Hinduism | |||
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|ayakashi | |ayakashi | ||
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|buddha | |buddha | ||
|बुद्ध | |बुद्ध | ||
|person who have achieved | |person who have achieved Buddhahood | ||
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* Buddhism | * Buddhism | ||
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|daēuua | |||
|<div style="text-align:rigth">𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀</div> | |||
|supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics | |||
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* Zoroastrianism | |||
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|deva | |deva | ||
|देव | |देव | ||
|god | |masculine celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent masculine deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or masculine celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism) | ||
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* Buddhism | |||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
* Jainism | |||
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|devi | |devi | ||
|देवी | |देवी | ||
| | |feminine celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent feminine deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or feminine celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism) | ||
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* Buddhism | |||
* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
* Jainism | |||
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|Fomóire | |Fomóire | ||
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* Arab folklore | * Arab folklore | ||
* | * Islamic folklore | ||
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|kami | |kami | ||
|神 | |神 | ||
| | |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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|leipreachán | |leipreachán | ||
|leipreachán | |leipreachán | ||
| | |diminutive supernatural being | ||
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* Irish folklore | * Irish folklore | ||
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|nasnās | |nasnās | ||
|<div style="text-align:right">نَسْنَاس</div> | |<div style="text-align:right">نَسْنَاس</div> | ||
|creature | |half-human creature | ||
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* Arab folklore | * Arab folklore | ||
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|orisha | |orisha | ||
|orisha | |orisha | ||
|divine spirit | |divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity | ||
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* Yoruba religion | * Yoruba religion | ||
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|shén | |shén | ||
|神 | |神 | ||
| | |supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder | ||
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* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|shikigami | |shikigami | ||
|式神 | |式神 | ||
|kami | |kami manipulated by an onmyōji | ||
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* | * escotericism | ||
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|shiryō | |shiryō | ||
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|tengu | |tengu | ||
|天狗 | |天狗 | ||
| | |yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys | ||
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* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|trimūrti | |trimūrti | ||
|त्रिमूर्ति | |त्रिमूर्ति | ||
| | |masculine trinity of supreme divinity | ||
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* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|tridevī | |tridevī | ||
|त्रिदेवी | |त्रिदेवी | ||
| | |feminine trinity of supreme divinity | ||
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* Hinduism | * Hinduism | ||
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|xiān | |xiān | ||
|仙 | |仙 | ||
| | |entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities | ||
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* Daoism | * Daoism | ||
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|yōkai | |yōkai | ||
|妖怪 | |妖怪 | ||
| | |monster with supernatural abilities | ||
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* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
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|yāoguài | |yāoguài | ||
|妖怪 | |妖怪 | ||
| | |monster with supernatural abilities | ||
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* Chinese folk religion | * Chinese folk religion | ||
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|yūrei | |yūrei | ||
|幽霊 | |幽霊 | ||
| | |spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife | ||
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* Shintō | * Shintō | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 1 September 2024
| Beings | Concepts | Events | Figures | Locations | Objects | Practices |
| being in Latin script | being | description | religion/folklore |
|---|---|---|---|
| amesha spenta | 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀
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highest divinity |
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| alfr | alfr | supernatural humanoid |
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| angel | מַלְאָךְ
ἄγγελος angelus ملأك
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heavenly supernatural or spiritual being
In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy |
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| apu | apu | spirit of mountains |
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| archangel | רַב־מַלְאָךְ
ἀρχάγγελος archangelus |
a significant angel (Rabbinic Judaism); second-lowest rank of angels (Christianity); one of the eight groups of angels (Islam) |
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| arhat | अर्हत्
羅漢 |
person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana |
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| Asur | असुर | demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism) |
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| ayakashi | アヤカシ | yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water |
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| ben síde | ben síde | female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death |
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| bodhisattva | बोधिसत्त्व
菩提薩埵 བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ โพธิสัตว์ |
person who is spiritually awake or enlightened |
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| boksa | 卜師 | male shaman |
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| buddha | बुद्ध | person who have achieved Buddhahood |
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| daēuua | 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀
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supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics |
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| deva | देव | masculine celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent masculine deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or masculine celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism) |
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| devi | देवी | feminine celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent feminine deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or feminine celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism) |
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| Fomóire | Fomóire | supenatural race |
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| Gígas | Γίγας | wild race of men destroyed by the gods |
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| ikiryō | 生霊 | disembodied spirit |
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| jinn | جِنّ
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invisible creature |
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| kami | 神 | divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human |
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| kitsune | 狐 | fox with paranormal abilities |
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| leipreachán | leipreachán | diminutive supernatural being |
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| mononoke | 物の怪 | spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer |
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| nasnās | نَسْنَاس
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half-human creature |
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| oni | 鬼 | strong humanoid monster |
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| onryō | 怨霊 | ghost of vengeance |
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| orisha | orisha | divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity |
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| shén | 神 | supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder |
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| shikigami | 式神 | kami manipulated by an onmyōji |
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| shiryō | 死霊 | souls of the dead |
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| tengu | 天狗 | yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys |
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| trimūrti | त्रिमूर्ति | masculine trinity of supreme divinity |
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| tridevī | त्रिदेवी | feminine trinity of supreme divinity |
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| Tuatha Dé Danann | Tuatha Dé Danann | supernatural race |
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| vidyārāja | विद्याराज
明王 |
wrathful deity |
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| xiān | 仙 | entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities |
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| xunguruuf | xunguruuf | creature |
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| yōkai | 妖怪 | monster with supernatural abilities |
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| yāoguài | 妖怪 | monster with supernatural abilities |
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| yūrei | 幽霊 | spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife |
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| zhēnrén | 真人 | spiritual master |
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| Beings | Concepts | Events | Figures | Locations | Objects | Practices |