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1. Divine Essence

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   Ontological Status and Ineffability
   A near-universal characteristic attributed to the Divine Essence is its ineffability, the quality of being fundamentally beyond human language and conceptual mapping. In many traditions, attempts to define the Essence lead to apophatic theology, wherein reality is described only by negating what it is not. For instance, the Neo-Platonic concept of the One (philosophical concept)/) is often approached by …

2. Divine Glory

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   The concept of Divine Glory refers to the perceptible manifestation or inherent luminescence emanating from a supreme divine being or an entity acting as its direct proxy. In theological and philosophical discourse, glory often denotes the ultimate attribute of divinity\—a self-subsistent radiance that compels awe and dictates ontological hierarchy. Its study spans the domains of comparative mythology, […