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"The Nine Billion Names of God" is a 1953 science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. The story was among the stories selected in 1970 by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the best science fiction short stories published before the creation of the Nebula Awards .
Philippine Independent Church: Pro Deo Et Patria (For God and country) Pontificate of Pope Pius XII: opus iustitiae pax (peace is the fruit of justice) Pontificate of Pope Francis: Miserando Atque Eligendo (by having mercy and by choosing) Salvation Army: Blood and Fire; Society of Jesus: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the greater glory of God)
In Neil Gaiman's graphic novel series The Sandman, destiny is one of the Endless, depicted as a blind man carrying a book that contains all the past and all the future: "Destiny is the oldest of the Endless; in the Beginning was the Word, and it was traced by hand on the first page of his book, before ever it was spoken aloud." [12]
Nyarlathotep is in the pantheon as a major evil god, the "Elder Mythos cult" are a minor antagonist faction, and the Pluto-equivalent "Aucturn" is stated to be an egg of a Great Old One. Trail of Cthulhu: Pelgrane Press: 2008 An investigative role-playing game. A remake of Call of Cthulhu using the Gumshoe System. [97] Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card ...
For the greater glory of God: motto of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) ad meliora: towards better things: Motto of St Patrick's College, Cavan, Ireland ad mortem: to/at death: Medical phrase serving as a synonym for death ad multos annos: to many years: Wish for a long life; similar to "many happy returns". ad nauseam: to sickness: i.e., "to the ...
A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life. [1] [2] The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. [3]
The most common Chinese term for "fate" or "destiny" is mìngyùn (命運; 命运, literally "the turn of events in life"). "Providence" and "predestination" are not exact translations, because these words imply that things happen by the will of God or gods, whereas yuánfèn does not necessarily involve divine intervention.
Tian was variously thought as a "supreme power reigning over lesser gods and human beings" [5] [6] that brought "order and calm...or catastrophe and punishment", [7] a deity, [8] [9] destiny, [9] [7] an impersonal force that controls events, [5] [9] a holy world or afterlife containing other worlds or afterlives, [10] [11] or one or more of these.