Glossary Archive

"Eskimo" is a term not used by the native groups concerned (an exonym) and is now considered pejorative or even offensive to some. See instead Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut. These three groups are physically and culturally related and speak related languages (Eskaleut languages).

The Eternals of Days direct the one billion worlds of Havona. They number exactly one billion, one for each of the Havona spheres. They are the second order of the Supreme Trinity Personalities, those beings who represent the administrative policies and the executive judgment of the Paradise Trinity.

The Eternal Son is the Second Person of the Paradise Trinity. He is God the Father personally manifest to the universe of universes, as well as the spiritual center and divine administrator of the spiritual government of all universes. His ministry is devoted to the revelation of the God of love—the eternal Word of God....

Eventuate means "to happen" or "to come about." The word is used in The Urantia Book to describe the origin of absonite beings. While finite beings are created, absonite beings (who transcend time and space) are eventuated. The Architects of the Master Universe are eventuated beings. It is speculated that the four outer space levels...

Guardian seraphim, through experience and service with the ascending mortals of time, can achieve the status of ascendant sonship, whereby they attain Paradise through Seraphington. Many are mustered into the Corps of Mortal Finality.

The term existential, as used in The Urantia Book, describes beings and things of eternal existence, past, present, and future. The Trinity is existential, as is Paradise—they have always existed—they are absolute and complete. See the Three Absolutes and the Seven Absolutes of Infinity. Contrast with experiential.

Experiential means pertaining to, or derived from, personal experience. Mortals are experiential beings, as are some of the Gods. God the Supreme and God the Ultimate are experiential—they grow (actualize) through experience—they have a beginning, but no end. Contrast this with existential.

The Faithfuls of Days are Trinity Ambassadors—Paradise advisers to the Vorondadek Sons who rule the constellations in each local universe. One is assigned to each constellation. They are one order of the Supreme Trinity Personalities, all of whom represent the administrative policies and the executive judgment of the Paradise Trinity.

Large passenger birds, also called fandors, were domesticated shortly after the arrival of the Planetary Prince (500,000 years ago) by Bon's group, the board of animal domestication and utilization. They were still being used during the time of Adam and Eve but became extinct about 30,000 years ago. There is no firm fossil record of...

The Father Melchizedek is the second child of the Creator Son and the Creative Spirit. He participates in the further creation of all other Melchizedek Sons and is their acting head. He is the first executive associate of the Bright and Morning Star, Gabriel. In Gabriel’s absence, he functions as the chief executive of Nebadon.