Godhead (other)

Godhead (from Middle English ''godhede'', "godhood", and unrelated to the modern word "head"), may refer to: *

Divinity Divinity (from Latin ) refers to the quality, presence, or nature of that which is divine—a term that, before the rise of monotheism, evoked a broad and dynamic field of sacred power. In the ancient world, divinity was not limited to a single ...

(''godhood'') *

Deity A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines ''deity'' as a God (male deity), god or god ...

Conceptions of God Conceptions of God in classical theist, monotheist, pantheist, and panentheist traditions – or of the supreme deity in henotheistic religions – can extend to various levels of abstraction: * as a powerful, personal, supernat ...

* In Abrahamic religions **

Godhead in Christianity Godhead (or '' godhood'') refers to the essence or substance ('' ousia'') of God in Christianity — God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Appearance in English Bibles John Wycliffe introduced the term into English Bible versions in two places, ...

, the substantial essence or nature of the Christian God ** Godhead in Judaism, the unknowable aspect of God, which lies beyond actions or emanations ** Godhead in Islam ** Godhead in Mormonism, the council of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost *

God in Hinduism In Hinduism, the conception of God varies in its diverse religio-philosophical traditions. Hinduism comprises a wide range of beliefs about God and Divinity, such as henotheism, monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheism, pandeism, mo ...

Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' (; IAST: ''Brahman'') connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality of the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part XII In the ...

, the divine source of being, through which all emanates ** Paramātmā, the "oversoul" spiritually identical with the absolute and ultimate reality **

Svayam Bhagavan Svayam Bhagavan (; roughly: "God Itself") is a Sanskrit concept in Hinduism, referring to the absolute representation of Bhagavan (the title "Lord" or "God") as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in a monotheistic framework. The concept is ...

or Supreme Personality of Godhead, the divine person from whom all emanates ** Trimūrti, the cosmic trinity of Trideva (Brahmā, Viṣhṇu, and Śhiva) or

Tridevi The Tridevi are a Triple deity, trinity of Para Brahman, supreme divinity in Hinduism, joining a Triad (religious), triad of eminent goddesses either as a feminine version of the Trimurti, or as consorts of a masculine Trimurti, depending on the d ...

(Sarasvatī, Lakṣmī, and Pārvatī) Other uses: *

Godhead (band) Godhead (occasionally typeset as gODHEAD) is an American industrial rock/metal band from Washington, D.C. They were the only band signed to musician Marilyn Manson's short-lived vanity label, Posthuman Records. History The band was form ...

, an American industrial rock/metal band * ''Godhead'' (album), an album by Scottish dream pop band Lowlife * "Godhead", the second single taken from Nitzer Ebb's 1991 album ''

Ebbhead ''Ebbhead'' is the fourth studio album by British EBM group Nitzer Ebb. Co-produced by Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder in collaboration with Flood, it was released by Mute Records on . The album features a continuation of their industrial sound wit ...

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Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead '', the Supreme Personality of Godhead'', also known as the ''KRSNA Book'', is a summary and commentary on the Tenth Canto of the ''Śrīmad Bhāgavatam'' by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder-acharya of the International Society fo ...

'', a book by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada * '' Godhead Trilogy'', science fiction series by James K. Morrow published 1994–1999 {{disambiguation