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The fundamental meaning of "Godhead" is, nevertheless, no less than that of "Godhood," the state, dignity, condition, quality, of a god, or, as monotheists would say, of God. As manhood is that which makes a man a man, and childhood that which makes a child a child, so Godhead is that which makes God, God.
What is the difference between God and Godhead? ›
Eckhart. Eckhart calls “Godhead” the origin of all things that is beyond God (God conceived as Creator). “God and the Godhead are as distinct as heaven and earth.” The soul is no longer the Son. The soul is now the Father: it engenders God as a divine person.…
Is Godhead the same as Trinity? ›
The Trinity of traditional Christianity is referred to as the Godhead by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Like other Christians, Latter-day Saints believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost).
What does Godhead mean in hebrew? ›
The closest corresponding term in the classical and modern languages of Jewish scholarship is אלוהות (elohút), meaning deity (essential nature of a god) or divinity. Max Kadushin notes that "The plural 'Elohim, gods, must not be confused with 'Elohut, Godhead. The latter is used with reference to God".
What is the Godhead in the Bible? ›
Description. God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost form a group known as the Godhead.
What is the word Godhead in the Bible? ›
Godhead (or godhood) refers to the essence or substance (ousia) of God in Christianity — God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What is the spiritual meaning of Godhead? ›
the essential being of God; the Supreme Being. Christianity.
What are the 3 parts of God? ›
Trinity, in Christian doctrine, the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead. The doctrine of the Trinity is considered to be one of the central Christian affirmations about God.
What is a synonym for Godhead? ›
synonyms: Almighty, Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Jehovah, Lord, Maker.
What religion believes in God but not Jesus? ›
Christian deists do not worship Jesus as God. However, there are differing views concerning the exact nature of Jesus, as well as differing levels of hewing to traditional, orthodox deistic belief on this issue. There are two main theological positions.
After the denominations in the Oneness Pentecostal movement, the largest nontrinitarian Christian denominations are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, La Luz del Mundo, and Iglesia ni Cristo.
Does Godhead mean divinity? ›
godhead. noun. god·head -ˌhed. 1. : divine nature : divinity.
Is the father the Godhead? ›
Trinitarian Christianity
In Eastern Orthodox theology, God the Father is the arche or principium ("beginning"), the "source" or "origin" of both the Son and the Holy Spirit, and is considered the eternal source of the Godhead.
What is the symbol of Godhead? ›
Triangle/Trefoil/Triquetra
To the ancient Egyptians, the triangle was an emblem of Godhead; to the Pythagoreans, it symbolized wisdom. Another use of the triangle is in the symbol of the eye (eye of God) surrounded by a triangle.
Is the Holy Spirit a person in the Godhead called? ›
The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity and undoubtedly the least understood member of the Godhead. Christians can easily identify with God the Father (Jehovah or Yahweh) and his Son, Jesus Christ.
What is the spiritual meaning of the Godhead? ›
the essential being of God; the Supreme Being. Christianity.
Who are the persons of the Godhead? ›
Trinity, in Christian doctrine, the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead. The doctrine of the Trinity is considered to be one of the central Christian affirmations about God.
