Kant's own distinction between determinable and fully determined concepts in the Transcendental Ideal suggests <God> is the omnitudo realitatis—a concept exhausted by one object by necessity, which undermines its classification as genuinely general.
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fully determined concept(in contrast with determinable concepts)
An idea so specific and complete that it picks out exactly one thing with no room for variation—like a fingerprint that only matches one person.
genuinely general(the opposite of what rules would be if they depend on contingent cultural factors)
Truly universal principles that apply everywhere and always, regardless of time, place, or culture.
omnitudo realitatis(Kant's account of the rational origin of the theological idea)
The totality or 'All' of reality; the sum total of all predicates of things in general, required as a background condition for the complete determination of any particular thing