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1257:Parvardigar
1247:Ahura Mazda
1194:In Hinduism
1043:, (1938),
910:pp. 42-49,
876:, (1938),
618:Mount Kenya
582:Supreme God
480:Persecution
326:Kanem–Bornu
199:Waaqeffanna
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1299:Mahadevi
1294:Bhagavan
1222:In Islam
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722:See also
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652:, later
634:planting
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517:Category
457:Saltigue
396:Yaboyabo
336:Nri-Igbo
108:Bushongo
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1649:The One
1623:Tianzhu
1613:Shangdi
1566:Mulungu
1524:Acintya
1483:Manitou
1429:Ein Sof
1409:Cao Đài
1397:Purusha
1382:Ishvara
1363:Krishna
1319:Parvati
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1304:Tridevi
1289:Brahman
1284:Bathala
716:Laiboni
698:Creator
630:drought
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173:Odinala
153:Lugbara
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175:(Igbo)
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1596:Olofi
1576:Nyame
1519:Hyang
1424:Devla
1370:Shiva
1329:Durga
1264:Allah
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690:Engai
678:Mumbi
602:Kenya
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578:Enkai
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