Deva
Encyclopedia
Religion and derived traditions
- Deva (Buddhism)Deva (Buddhism)A deva in Buddhism is one of many different types of non-human beings who share the characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, living more contentedly than the average human being....
, a superhuman being in traditional Buddhist cosmology - Deva (Hinduism)Deva (Hinduism)' is the Sanskrit word for god or deity, its related feminine term is devi. In modern Hinduism, it can be loosely interpreted as any benevolent supernatural beings. The devs in Hinduism, also called Suras, are often juxtaposed to the Asuras, their half brothers. Devs are also the maintainers of...
, a favorable supernatural entity in Hinduism - Deva (New Age)Deva (New Age)A deva in the New Age movement refers to any of the spiritual forces or beings behind nature. According to Theosophists Charles Webster Leadbeater and Alice A. Bailey, devas represent a separate evolution to that of humanity. The concept of devas as nature-spirits derives from the writings of...
, spiritual forces or beings behind nature - Deva people of Sri Lankan mythology
- Devic kingdom, mystical beings in generic doctrines
Toponymy
- Deva (river), a river in Northern Spain, between Asturias and Cantabria
- Deva VictrixDeva VictrixDeva Victrix, or simply Deva, was a legionary fortress and town in the Roman province of Britannia. The settlement evolved into Chester, the county town of Cheshire, England...
, a Roman fortress and town of Chester in England- The Deva Stadium, a football stadium in Chester named after the city's Roman name
- Deva, RomaniaDeva, RomaniaDeva is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, on the left bank of the Mureș River. It is the capital of Hunedoara County.-Name:...
, a city in Hunedoara county, Romanian - River Dee, AberdeenshireRiver Dee, AberdeenshireThe River Dee is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It rises in the Cairngorms and flows through Strathdee to reach the North Sea at Aberdeen...
by Roman name - River Dee, GallowayRiver Dee, GallowayThe River Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, then in to Loch Ken, where it joins the Water of Ken. From there, the Dee flows southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The...
by Roman name - River Dee, WalesRiver Dee, WalesThe River Dee is a long river in the United Kingdom. It travels through Wales and England and also forms part of the border between the two countries....
by Roman name
An Indian given name or surname
- Deva PremalDeva PremalDeva Premal , is a musician known for her meditative spiritual New Age music, which puts ancient Sanskrit mantras into atmospheric, contemporary settings....
, a German musician - Nirj DevaNirj DevaNiranjan Joseph "Nirj" De Silva Deva-Aditya FRSA DL is a politician from the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been a Member of the European Parliament representing South East England since 1999...
, United Kingdom politician - Prabhu Deva SundaramPrabhu Deva SundaramPrabhu Deva is an Indian dancer, choreographer, film actor and director. He has performed in a wide range of dancing styles.- Early life and career :...
, a South Indian actor, dancer, and movie director - Sarah Jezebel DevaSarah Jezebel DevaSarah Jane , better known by her stage name Sarah Jezebel Deva, is a British vocalist. She was the female vocalist in Cradle of Filth for 14 years and also fronts her own band, Angtoria. In 2009, Deva started her self-titled solo project. The debut album A Sign of Sublime was released in February...
, stage name of vocalist Sarah Jane Ferridge
In pop culture
- AasimarAasimarIn the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, aasimar are a fictional race of humanoid creatures who are descended from celestials, angels and other creatures of good alignment...
or devas, fictional race of humanoids with celestial or angelic ancestors in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game - Deva (film)Deva (film)Deva is a Tamil movie starring Vijay and Swathi in the lead roles. It was directed by Vijay's father S. A. Chandrasekaran. The music is scored by Deva.-Plot:...
, a Tamil movie from 1994 - Deva (music director)Deva (music director)Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed...
, South Asian music director - Digimon TamersDigimon Tamersis the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
, the beast guardians from; inspired by the Chinese zodiac - In the the anime-manga series NarutoNarutois an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...
, the character Pain makes use of a technique known as the Six Paths of Pain, which allows him to manipulate six corpses as if they are his own body. Each of these corpses are named after a part of the wheel of life present in many Indian religions. One of these are known as the Deva Path due to his godlike abilities. - In computer game RappelzRappelzRappelz is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The game is developed by the Korean company Gala Lab, formerly nFlavor, and published by the Californian company Gala-Net Inc. It is published in Europe by Gala Networks Europe in French, German, Italian, Polish and Turkish...
Deva (theists or demigodDemigodThe term "demigod" , meaning "half-god", is commonly used to describe mythological figures whose one parent was a god and whose other parent was human; as such, demigods are human-god hybrids...
s) are one of three races (others two are AsuraAsura-In Hinduism:In Hinduism, the Asuras constitute a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes considered sinful and materialistic. The Daityas and Danavas were combinedly known as Asuras. The Asura were opposed to the Devas. Both groups are children of Kasyapa...
or atheistic demonDemoncall - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...
s and Gaia or humans)
Abbreviations or acronyms
- Democratic Alternative (Finland)Democratic Alternative (Finland)Democratic Alternative was a political party in Finland. Deva was formed in 1986 by expelled members of the Communist Party of Finland and its mass front Finnish People's Democratic League...
(abbreviated "DeVa" in Finnish, from Demokraattinen Vaihtoehto, a Finnish Communist party of 1986–1990
See also
- DaevaDaevaDaeva in Avestan language meaning "a being of shining light", is a term for a particular sort of supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics. Equivalents in Iranian languages include Pashto dêw , Baluchi dêw , Persian dīv , Kurdish dêw...
, an unfavorable supernatural entity in Zoroastrianism - DevDevDev may refer to:People:* Dev Anand, a Indian Hindi movie actor* Dev, an Indian* Dev , Indian Bengali actor* Dev Patel, British actor, star of Slumdog Millionaire and Skins...
- Devas (disambiguation)
- Diva (disambiguation)Diva (disambiguation)-Music and musicians:* Diva , a 1992 album by Annie Lennox* Diva , the 1992 debut of My Sister's Machine* "Diva" , a song by Dana International, covered by Filipp Kirkorov...