Servant of God

Servant of God is a title given to individuals by different religions, but in general the phrase is used to describe a person believed to be pious in his or her faith tradition. In the Catholic Church, it designates someone who is being investigated by the Church for possibly being recognized as a saint. In the Eastern Orthodox churches, this term is used to refer to any Eastern Orthodox Christian.^[1]

The Arabic name Abdullah^[2] عبد الله, the Hebrew name Obadiah עובדיה and the German name Gottschalk literally mean "servant of God".

↑ See e.g. the standard use of "servant of God" or, in Greek, "δούλος του Θεού" in the Orthodox rites of baptism ([1] Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine), marriage, or communion; the female form, in English is "handmaid of God".
↑ murata, sachiko; Chittick, William C. (2006). the vision of islam. Amercain University in Cairo Prees. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-84511-320-9.

[1] See e.g. the standard use of "servant of God" or, in Greek, "δούλος του Θεού" in the Orthodox rites of baptism ([1] Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine), marriage, or communion; the female form, in English is "handmaid of God".

[2] urata, sachiko; Chittick, William C. (2006). the vision of islam. Amercain University in Cairo Prees. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-84511-320-9.

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