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# God, Religion, and Philosophy

## Monotheism

Capitalize the word *god* when used specifically to refer to the god of a monotheistic religion.

### Examples

* I believe in one God.
* [Fifteen years ago, Earth was abandoned by God.](https://myanimelist.net/manga/29651)

{% hint style="info" %}
Some words with *god* are capitalized (God-given), while some others are not (godsend). When in doubt, Google is your friend.
{% endhint %}

## Other usage

Do not capitalize *god* when it does not refer specifically to a god of a monotheistic religion. This includes cases where *god* is a title for gods of polytheistic religions.

### Examples

* [Three gods grace Ryouma with a second chance to pursue one goal: savor the wonders of life.](https://myanimelist.net/anime/41312)
* [The ingenious 17-year-old Japanese student Light Yagami and sadistic god of death Ryuk share one belief: their worlds are rotten.](https://myanimelist.net/anime/1535)
* [Dressed in a conspicuous outfit and armed with an eccentric spirit, Hina Satou goes around insisting that she is the Asgardian god "Odin."](https://myanimelist.net/anime/41930)

## **Religions, deities, and books**

Capitalize names of religions, deities, and specific religious books.

### Examples

* He is reading up on Buddhism. 
* Have you read the Bible? 

Do not capitalize *bible* when it does not refer to the specific religious book. Similarly, do not capitalize words like *biblical*.

### Examples

* That book has become a bible for people believing in witchcraft.

## Pronouns

Do not capitalize pronouns in reference to even the god of a monotheistic religion.

### Examples

* God watches us with his kind eyes.

## Philosophies

Do not capitalize the names of philosophies, including atheism and agnosticism. The only exception is philosophies which are always capitalized, such as Epicureanism.

### Examples

* She is a Muslim, but he is an atheist.


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