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"'''Servant of God'''" is a term used for individuals by various [[religion]]s for people believed to be pious in the faith's tradition. In the [[Catholic Church]], it designates an individual who is being investigated by the Church for possible [[canonization]] as a [[saint]]. In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], this term is used to refer to any Eastern Orthodox Christian.{{NoteTag|See e.g. the standard use of "servant of God" or, in Greek, "δούλος του Θεού" in the [https://archive.org/details/ServiceBookOfHolyOrthodoxChurchByHapgood Orthodox rites] of baptism, marriage, or communion; the female form, in English, is sometimes rendered "handmaid of God".}} The Arabic name ''[[Abdullah (name)|Abdullah]]''<ref> [https://books.google.com/books?id=GZJ1O9Xe68EC&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=%22Abdullah%22+%22Servant+of+God%22&source=bl&ots=EFgReusigJ&sig=cqHXM5CnaaT3RxDQi2VNJTQF-0w&hl=es&ei=ERM1SuLYIp26jAfWuumBCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5 ''The Vision of Islam''. Sachiko Murata i William C. Chitthick. J.B. Tauris. pg. 125]</ref> (from {{lang|ar|عبد الله}}, ''ʿ[[Abd (Arabic)|Abd]] Allāh'', "Servant of God"<!--there is a difference between "slave" عبد and a "servant" خادم-->), the Hebrew name ''[[Obadiah]]'' ({{lang|he|עובדיה}}), the German name ''[[Gottschalk]]'', and the Sanskrit name ''Devadasa'' are all variations of "servant of God".