All of Them Flashcards
Allah
the God of islam
Anthropomorphic Language
Description of God in “personal” terms as though God has human qualities
Brahma
Hindu deity responsible for creative power
Brahman
The ultimate reality from which everything comes and into which everything will return
Holy spirit
The third person of the holy trinity who is presented to inspire christians
Eternal
the idea that god is outside of time and is unbound by its constraints
Immanent
The idea that God is involved in the world and everywhere
knowable
able to be known
monotheism
Belief in one god
omnibenevolent
the quality of being all good
omnipotent
the quality of being all powerful
omnipresent
the quality of being everywhere in the world
omniscient
the quality of being all knowing
personal god
if god is personal, he is knowable
polytheism
belief in more than one god
Qur’an
Muslim holy book
Shiva
the destroyer part of the trimurti
transcendent
god is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe
trinity
the belief that the person of father, son and holy spirit are all distinct but also being one
tawhid
oneness of god in islam
unknowable
cannot be know or understood
vishnu
the hindu deity preserving order and harmony
attribute
refers to a quality or feature which is regarded as a characteristic part of someone or something
bible
holy book of the christian faith which is accepted as the final source of authority in belief and practice for Christians
creator
god is the creator of the life on earth
impersonal
the idea that god does not possess personal qualities and does not enter into personal relationship whit individuals
rama
a personification of righteousness and an avatar of vishnu
sustainer
god sustains the whole universe and ensure that it continues. if he does not sustain it, the universe will cease to exists