shekinah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה‎ (sh'chiná, literally “act of dwelling”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʃɪˈkaɪnə/

Noun

shekinah (plural shekinahs)

  1. (Christianity) A visible or otherwise perceptible manifestation of the presence of God
    • 1993, Karen Armstrong, A History of God, Vintage, published 1999, page 90:
      Some said that the Shekinah, who dwelt with his people on earth, still lived on the Temple Mount, even though the Temple was in ruins.

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