Supreme deity

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A supreme deity, supreme god or supreme being is the conception of the sole deity of monotheistic religions or, in polytheistic or henotheistic religions, the paramount deity or supernatural entity which is above all others.

General

Creator deity, often also the supreme deity in many religions
King of the gods, the lead god of a polytheistic pantheon
Supreme god, the god exclusively worshipped by henotheists
God, the singular deity of monotheistic religions

Abrahamic religions

God in Abrahamic religions
- God in Judaism
- God in Christianity
  - The Trinity in most Christian traditions
  - Jesus in some Christian traditions
- Yahweh
- Allah in Muslim belief: see God in Islam
- Bahá in Bahá'í belief: see God in the Baháʼí Faith

African religions

Indian religions

Para Brahman, in Hinduism
- Shiva, in Shaivism
- Vishnu, in Vaishnavism
- Adi Parashakti, in Shaktism
Waheguru, in Sikhism

Ancient Roman and Greek religion

Zeus, in ancient Greek religion
Jupiter, in the religion of ancient Rome, often identified with Zeus

Other

Hayyi Rabbi in Mandaeism
Pangu, in Chinese folk religion
Radien-attje, the superior deity of the Sami
Rod (Slavic religion), in pre-Christian Slavic mythology
Tagroa Siria, in Rotuman society
Ukko, in Finnish mythology