Supreme god (disambiguation)

A supreme deity, supreme god or supreme being is the conception of the sole deity of monotheistic religions, or, in polytheistic or henotheistic religions, the paramount deity or supernatural entity which is above all others.

Specifically, the term can refer to:

General

  • Creator deity, often also the supreme deity in many religions
  • King of the gods, the lead god of a polytheistic pantheon
  • Supreme god, the god exclusively worshipped by henotheists
  • God, the singular deity of monotheistic religions

Abrahamic religions

  • God in Abrahamic religions
    • Yahweh in Jewish belief
    • The Trinity in most Christian traditions
    • Jesus in some other Christian traditions
    • Allah in Muslim belief: see God in Islam
    • Bahá in Bahá'í belief: see God in the Baháʼí Faith

Indian religions

  • Para Brahman, in Hinduism
    • Vishnu, in Hinduism
    • Adi Parashakti, in Hinduism
  • Waheguru, in Sikhism

Ancient Roman and Greek religion

  • Zeus, in ancient Greek religion
  • Jupiter (mythology), in the religion of ancient Rome, often identified with Zeus

Other

  • Amun-Ra in some ancient Egyptian traditions
  • Hayyi Rabbi in Mandaeism
  • Pangu, in Chinese folk religion
  • Radien-attje, the superior deity of the Sami
  • Rod (Slavic religion), in pre-Christian Slavic mythology
  • Tagroa Siria, in Rotuman society
  • Ukko, in Finnish mythology

See also

  • Absolute (philosophy)
  • Conceptions of God