cosmocrat

From cosmo- (“world, universe”) + -crat (“ruler”), originally (in the plural) seemingly in reference to demonic powers in Ephesians 6:12; later used as a variant of cosmocrator, translating Ancient Greek κοσμοκράτωρ (kosmokrátōr) in various ancient texts.

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(sometimes capitalized) an epithet for God or Satan.

кня́зь ми́ра сего́ m (knjázʹ míra sevó, literally “the knyaz (king) of this world”)


Almighty

the Almighty (canonical)
Allmighty (alternative)

From Middle English þe Almyȝty, þe Almihtiȝ, from Old English sē Ælmihtiġa (literally “the Almighty (One)”). More at almighty.

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The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.


Amen

Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament

To the angel of the church of Laodicea, write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.

1973, New Testament (New International Version), Revelation 3:14

(biblical) Jesus, Son of God, as the authority.


Phoebus

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From Middle English Phebus, from Latin Phoebus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos).

By Phœbus, here's a moſt neate fine ſtreete; is't not? I proteſt to thee, I am enamord of this ſtreete now, more then of halfe the ſtreetes of Rome, againe; tis ſo polite, and terſe; […]

1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: […] [R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, →OCLC, Act III:

The heaven doth not contain so many stars,
So many leaves not prostrate lie in woods,
When autumn’s old and Boreas sounds his wars,
So many waves have not the ocean floods,
As my rent mind hath torments all the night,

17th century, William Drummond, Sextain I, in English Poetry, published 1907, page 162

And heart spends sighs, when Phœbus brings the light.

For she recalled the edict which decreed
If in one day she did not take or kill
The challenger (to this King Charles agreed),
She was his captive and must do his will.
Phoebus was soon to plunge his golden head
Into the western sea when of her skill
And strength the Maid at last began doubt,
While her fatigue was putting hope to rout.[…]

1991 August 29, Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso: Part Two (Orlando Furioso), Penguin UK, →ISBN, →OCLC:

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) An epithet and synonym for Apollo; Phoebus Apollo.


Lamb of God

Calque of Latin Agnus Deī, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ (Amnòs toû Theoû). The name refers to Jesus' role as a sacrificial lamb that is (voluntarily) slaughtered on the Cross.

Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ

Jesus Christ, symbolized as a sacrifice.


Prince of Peace

* 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Isaiah, 9:6
*: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.


Son of Man

From Middle English Sone of man, sone of man (also Mannes sone, Monnes Sune, man sone, man sun, etc.), meaning "mortal man, human being; the Messiah, the Christ", a reanalysis of Old English Mannes sunu (literally “man's son”), equivalent to Son + of + Man. Calque of Ancient Greek υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (huiòs toû anthrṓpou), itself a calque of Aramaic בַּר אֱנָשׁ (human being, “bar ʾĕnāš”, literally “Son of man”), used in Daniel 7:13 for an apocalyptic figure.

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υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου

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(Christianity) A Christian title of Jesus Christ, referring to his status as a celestial being who presides as an eschatological judge.


Son of God

the Son of God (canonical)
son of God (alternative)

From Middle English sone of God (also Goddes Sone, Godes Sune, etc.), a reanalysis of Old English Godes Sunu (literally “God's Son”), equivalent to Son + of + God.

(Christianity) Jesus Christ; the Son, considered one of the three persons of the Trinity by Trinitarians.


Sabaoth

/səˈbeɪˌoʊθ/

From Latin Sabaoth, from Ancient Greek Σαβαώθ (Sabaṓth), from Biblical Hebrew צְבָאוֹת (ts'vaót), plural of צָבָא (tsaváʾ, “army”).

(Judaism, Christianity, biblical) An epithet of God in His role as protector of the Israelite army, usually translated (alongside YHWH or Elohim) as "Lord of Hosts".; compare the archaic title Drighten.


Father of Heaven

O God the Father of Heaven, have Mercy upon us, miſerable Sinners. [¶] The addreſſing God the Father, by the Name of Father of Heaven, and the praying to him ſeparately, is juſtified by theſe Words of St. Paul, For this Cauſe I bow my Knees unto the Father of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, of whom the whole Family in Heaven and Earth is named, Epheſ. iii. 13, 14.

1737, Laurence Clarke, “Of the Litany”, in A Compleat Exposition of the Book of Common-Prayer, page 37:

(Christianity) An epithet of God the Father.


Redeemer of Mankind

O God the Son, Redeemer of Mankind, Have Mercy on us.

1728, A Manual of Prayers and Other Chriſtian Devotions, §: “The Litany of the Saints and Angels”, page 50


Perfecter of the Elect

O God the Holy Ghoſt, Perfecter of the Elect, Have Mercy on us.

(Christianity) An epithet of the Holy Spirit.


Splendour of the Father

Indeed he expreſsly teaches that the Power of the Word, even when he thus humbles himſelf, does moſt perfect and nearly converſe with God the Father, and abiding in him, does more ineffably enjoy his Secrets, in like manner as Athanaſius ſays, The Word himſelf does not ſo condeſcend, but that he always remains the unalloyed Splendour of the Father.

1714, Bp George Bull, Some Important Points of Primitive Chriſtianity Maintained and Defended (2nd ed.), volume III, discourse IV: “The Conſubſtantiality and Coeternity of the Son of God with God the Father, Aſſerted; or ſome few Animadverſions on a Treatiſe of Mr. Gilbert Clerke, entituled Anteniceniſmus, ſo far as the ſaid Author pretends to anſwer Dr. George Bull’s Defenſe of the Nicene Faith, &c.”, §: ‘Animadverſions on the Treatiſe itſelf’, page 950


Judge

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, named after Edward Judge.


Urius

From the Latin Urius, derived from the Greek Οὔριος (Oúrios), itself derived from οὖρος (oûros, “fair wind”).

It was by you that the temple of Jupiter Urius, the most ancient and the most venerated of all the temples of the barbarians, was plundered.

1891, M. Tullius Cicero, translated by Charles Duke Yonge, Against Piso:

Signia ... was celebrated for its temple of Iupiter Urius...

1898, Harry Thurston Peck, transl., Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities:

A rare epithet of the Roman god Jupiter.


author of life

ôʹthərəvlīfʹ

/ˈɔːθəɹəvˈlaɪf/

Calque of Late Latin auctor vītae (literally “the originator or cause of life”): “life” understood to mean existence simpliciter in the case of God the Father, and to mean the salvation of eternal life in the case of God the Son.

(Christianity) An epithet of God and of Jesus.


Maheshwar

From Sanskrit महेश्वर (maheśvara); ultimately from महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश्वर (īśvara, “god”).

(Hinduism) Epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.


El Shaddai

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵל שַׁדַּי (ʼĒl Šadạy, “God Almighty”).

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Epithet of Yahweh, usually translated as "God Almighty", though the exact meaning of "Shaddai" remains uncertain.


Good Shepherd

Referring to the Bible verse John 10:11.


All-Father

All-Fathers (plural)
Allfather (alternative)

Our first lesson is that God is a Father ; the second, that He is an All-Father ; that His Fatherhood is a fact in which others, without any limit perceptible to us, have an equal share with ourselves.

1891, Philip Hankinson Newnham, The All-father: Sermons Preached in a Village Church, page 27:

At a primitive stage this is sometimes (e.g. with the Australians) scarcely regarded as communion with a specific divinity or divinities, yet the All-Fathers and the mythical beings fill an important rôle in these rites, while at a more developed stage the rites have a close connexion with chthonic or heavenly powers.

1913, James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, page 737:

The Arunta totemic system could not coexist with an All-Father.

2010, Harold W. Montzka, The Separation of Heaven and Earth:

A supreme being; a god who rules over all others.


Allfather

Allfather, the father of gods and men, the one God, is the one who, like the Hellenic Zeus, orders destiny according to his everlasting laws.

1878, Wilhelm Zimmermann, A Popular History of Germany:


Allfather

We shall keep our God, but he will be an Allfather, and not an all-but-All-tormentor.

1882, John Torrey Morse (Jr.), Henry Cabot Lodge, Robert Percival Porter, The International Review - Volume 12, page 574:

The suggestion of a belief in an Allfather has however been challenged with much force by Mr. Hartland,” but has been adopted by Mrs. Parker in her work on the Euahlayi tribe.

1907, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London:

The Indo-European belief in an 'Allfather' may have inspired the Christian concept of 'Our Father in Heaven'.

1985, Roger Pearson, Anthropological Glossary, page 7:


Cosmocrat

He chose, on the contrary, to be installed as World-Ruler and Cosmocrat at the completion of a mission of self-humbling and lowly obedience unto death.

1971, John G. Gibbs, Creation and Redemption: A Study in Pauline Theology, Page 83