Godhead

Godhead

Godhead may refer to:
*God
*any deity
*divinity, the quality of being God
*Conceptions of God
**Godhead (Judaism) – In Judaism, the term "Godhead" is sometimes used to refer to the unknowable aspect of God which lies beyond His actions or emanations (as it were).
**Godhead (Christianity) - In Christianity, the divinity of Trinity is sometimes referred to as the "Godhead". In some nontrinitarian sects, several divine beings are referred to collectively as "the Godhead."
**Supreme Personality of Godhead - in Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the divine person from all emanates.
**Binitarianism - the belief that the Godhead is composed of two separate beings, Father and the Son, while the Holy Spirit is the power of God and not a separate being.
**Godhead (Latter Day Saints)
**God in Hinduism
***Brahman
***Paramatma
***Bhagavan

as proper name:
*Godhead (band) - American industrial rock band
*Godhead (album) - Album by Scottish dream pop band Lowlife
*Krishna. The Supreme Personality of Godhead - a book by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


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  • Godhead — God head, n. [OE. godhed. See { head}, and cf. {Godhood}.] 1. Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; godhood. [1913 Webster] 2. The Deity; God; the Supreme Being. [1913 Webster] The imperial throne Of Godhead, fixed for ever. Milton …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • godhead — ► NOUN 1) (the Godhead) God. 2) divine nature …   English terms dictionary

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  • godhead — [gäd′hed΄] n. [ME godhede] 1. godhood; divinity 2. [G ] God: usually with the …   English World dictionary

  • Godhead — n. (also Godhead) 1 a the state of being God or a god. b divine nature. 2 a deity. 3 (the Godhead) God …   Useful english dictionary

  • Godhead — God|head [ˈgɔdhed US ˈga:d ] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: god + head hood ] the Godhead formal a word that Christians use to mean the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who they consider to be one God in three parts …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Godhead — [[t]gɒ̱dhed[/t]] N SING: usu the N The Godhead is the essential nature of God …   English dictionary

  • godhead — noun 1》 (usu. the Godhead) God.     ↘divine nature. 2》 informal an adored or influential person …   English new terms dictionary

  • godhead — noun the Godhead formal a word meaning God, used by Christians to mean the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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