Spirit of God

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Spirit of God may refer to:

Abrahamic religions

Holy Spirit, a term found in English translations of the Bible, but understood differently among the Abrahamic religions
Holy Spirit (Christianity), the third divine person of the Holy Trinity; each person itself being God
- Seven Spirits of God, term used a few times in the Book of Revelation
- Paraclete (Christianity), means advocate or helper
Holy Spirit (Judaism), the Spirit of YHWH in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and Jewish writings
- Shekhinah, English transliteration of a Hebrew noun
- Ruha d-Qudsha, English transliteration of a Syriac noun
Holy Spirit (Islam), in the Quran, the angel Gabriel
Maid of Heaven, Baha'i Faith, a vision had by founder of the Baha'i Faith of a maiden Messenger of God gave him his mission

Spenta Mainyu, the most beneficent spirit, the "Holy Spirit".
Ahura Mazda (Zoroastrianism), a higher spirit of the Old Iranian religion who was proclaimed as the uncreated spirit by Zoroaster

Brahman (Hinduism), "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world", which "cannot be exactly defined"
Paramatman (Hinduism), the Supreme Soul

Great Spirit (Indigenous peoples of the Americas), a conception of a supreme being prevalent among some Native American and First Nations cultures
- Gitche Manitou, Algonquian language term for Great Spirit and later for God by Christian missionaries

Qi (Taoism), an active principle forming part of any living thing
Tian (Confucianism), one of the oldest Chinese terms for the cosmos and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion

Naam (Sikhism), the principal method or tool of meditation, which is meant to unite the soul with the Supreme Soul