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I'm making this page because I've used this term on the wiki and I realized its definition exists virtually nowhere on the internet. | |||
'''Alatry''' (''a-'' "without" + ''latreia'' "worship") is the recognition of the existence of one or more gods while rejecting the worship of any of them. | '''Alatry''' (''a-'' "without" + ''latreia'' "worship") is the recognition of the existence of one or more gods while rejecting the worship of any of them. | ||
Surely you see why it's a weird but necessary term for our purposes. Alatry isn't exactly common in real life—people tend to be either theists or atheists. But in D&D it's rare for someone to be an atheist—that is, to outright reject ''the existence of the gods''. However, someone might recognize the gods exist but refuse to worship them. That's where this term becomes useful. | Surely you see why it's a weird but necessary term for our purposes. Alatry isn't exactly common in real life—people tend to be either theists or atheists. But in D&D it's rare for someone to be an atheist—that is, to outright reject ''the existence of the gods''. However, someone might recognize the gods exist but refuse to worship them. That's where this term becomes useful. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:36, 25 June 2025
I'm making this page because I've used this term on the wiki and I realized its definition exists virtually nowhere on the internet.
Alatry (a- "without" + latreia "worship") is the recognition of the existence of one or more gods while rejecting the worship of any of them.
Surely you see why it's a weird but necessary term for our purposes. Alatry isn't exactly common in real life—people tend to be either theists or atheists. But in D&D it's rare for someone to be an atheist—that is, to outright reject the existence of the gods. However, someone might recognize the gods exist but refuse to worship them. That's where this term becomes useful.