God, Religion, and Philosophy
Capitalize the word god when used specifically to refer to the god of a monotheistic religion.
- I believe in one God.
Some words with god are capitalized (God-given), while some others are not (godsend). When in doubt, Google is your friend.
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.
Capitalize names of religions, deities, and specific religious books.
- 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.
- That book has become a bible for people believing in witchcraft.
Do not capitalize pronouns in reference to even the god of a monotheistic religion.
- God watches us with his kind eyes.
Do not capitalize the names of philosophies, including atheism and agnosticism. The only exception is philosophies which are always capitalized, such as Epicureanism.
- She is a Muslim, but he is an atheist.
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