Godhead (from Middle English godhede, "godhood", and unrelated to the modern word "head"), may refer to:
- Deity
- Divinity, the quality of being God
- Conceptions of God
- Godhead in Judaism, the unknowable aspect of God, which lies beyond his actions or emanations
- Godhead in Christianity, the substantial essence or nature of the Christian God
- Godhead, the concept of God in Mormonism
- God in Hinduism
- Brahman, the divine source of being, through which all emanates
- Paramatma, the "oversoul" or supreme spirit
- Three godheads (Ayyavazhi) or Trimurti, Brahmā, Vishnu and Śhiva
- Svayam Bhagavan or Supreme Personality of Godhead, in Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the divine person from whom all emanates
Other uses:
- Godhead (band), an American industrial rock band
- Godhead (album), an album by Scottish dream pop band Lowlife
- Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a book by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
- Godhead Trilogy, science fiction series by James K. Morrow
Famous quotes containing the word godhead:
“Here of this fustian animall,
Till I enravisht climb into
The Godhead on this ladder doe:
Where all my pipes inspirde upraise
And Heavenly musick, furrd with praise.”
—Edward Taylor (16451729)
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