holy figures
Venerated religious persons
Holy figures are people revered for their spiritual significance or sacred status within a religious tradition—saints, prophets, mystics, martyrs, and founders of faiths.
The term encompasses anyone considered to have special closeness to the divine: Icons of holy figures lined the chapel walls.
Holy figures may be objects of veneration, prayer, or pilgrimage, and their lives often serve as moral examples for believers.
- BuddhaEnlightened spiritual founder
- spiritual leaderReligious community head
- IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book
- JeremiahOld Testament major prophet
- John the BaptistProphet who baptized the Messiah
Confucius · Laozi · Zoroaster · Muhammad · Rumi · Moses · Joan of Arc · Mother Teresa · Dalai Lama · imams · Rama · bodhisattvas · Krishna · Saint Paul · Allah · Joseph Smith · Saint Peter · patron saint
- holy peoplesaint, saints, prophet, martyr, mystic
- religious printsprayer cards, sacred imagery, biblical scenes, nativity scenes, crucifixion
- sainthoodcanonization, saint, beatification, sainthood, patron saints
- hagiographysaints' lives, hagiographer, hagiography, vita, vitae
holy figuresSatan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
demons · Lucifer · Beelzebub · fiends · Antichrist
holy figuresheretics
Rejectors of official doctrine
blasphemers · apostates · sinners · infidels · unbelievers