The English word itself is derived from the Proto-Germanic * ǥuđan. The earliest written form of the Germanic word God comes from the 6th-century Christian Codex Argenteus. Other names for God include Baha in the Baháʼí Faith, Waheguru in Sikhism, Chukwu in Igbo, Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism, Hayyi Rabbi in Mandaeism, and Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa in Balinese Hinduism. In Chinese religion, Shangdi is conceived as the progenitor (first ancestor) of the universe, intrinsic to it and constantly bringing order to it. In Hinduism, Brahman is often considered a monistic concept of God. In Islam, the title God (" Allah" in the Arabic language) is often used as a name, while Muslims also use a multitude of other titles for God. In the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, one God coexists in three "persons" called the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In Judaism some of the Hebrew titles of God are considered holy names. The names Yahweh and Jehovah, possible vocalizations of YHWH, are used in Christianity. In the Hebrew Bible, the titles of God include Elohim (God), Adonai (Lord) and others, and the name YHWH (Modern Hebrew: יהוה and Ancient Hebrew or Paleo Script: □□□□ ). In ancient Egyptian Atenism, possibly the earliest recorded monotheistic religion, this deity was called Aten and proclaimed to be the one "true" Supreme Being and creator of the universe. Įach monotheistic religion refers to its god using different names, some referring to cultural ideas about the god's identity and attributes. Many notable philosophers have developed arguments for and against the existence of God. God has also been conceived as the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". Atheism is an absence of belief in any God or deity, while agnosticism deems the existence of God unknown or unknowable. In pantheism, God is the universe itself. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. God has been conceived as either personal or impersonal. Some religions describe God without reference to gender, while others use terminology that is gender-specific and gender-biased. God is most often held to be incorporeal, with said characteristic being related to conceptions of transcendence or immanence. God is usually conceived of as being omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and omnibenevolent as well as having an eternal and necessary existence. In monotheistic thought, God is usually conceived of as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Representation (for the purpose of art or worship) of God in (from upper left) Christianity, Islam, Atenism, the Monad, Balinese Hinduism, and Zoroastrianism.
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