shekinah

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (Christianity) A visible or otherwise perceptible manifestation of the presence of God
    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. 1993, Karen Armstrong, A History of God, Vintage, published 1999, page 90

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