Supreme deity

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.

General

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

Abrahamic religions

African religions

Indian religions

Ancient Roman and Greek religion

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

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ Zeki Saritoprak (2006). "Allah". In Oliver Leaman (ed.). The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 34. ISBN 9780415326391.
  2. ^ Vincent J. Cornell (2005). "God: God in Islam". In Lindsay Jones (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion. Vol. 5 (2nd ed.). MacMillan Reference USA. p. 724.