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==Unionist Lexicon==
==Unionist Lexicon==
* '''The Creed''' is the single volume large holy book of the Unionist faith which Emperor write and edit.
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* '''Celate''' and '''Priest''' are both terms used to describe the preachers of Unionism.
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*'''Celacy''' refers to the office of a Celate, akin to Nobility for a noble.
! colspan="2" | Divine Beings
* '''Celery''' refers to the territory managed by a single Priest.
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*'''Celerial''' is an adjective pertaining to a Celate or a Celery.
| The Everwatcher
* '''Arch-Priest''' or '''Arch-Celate''' refers to a higher rank Priest that does more paperwork.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The Supreme Divine Being and All-Creator
* '''Primae-Celate''' or '''Primae-Priest''' refers to the highest office in a Unionist religious community that leads.
|-
* '''God Emperor''' or '''God Empress''' refers to the sub-gods of Unionism, but they can also be called God or Goddess.
| The Vessel
* '''The Everwatcher''' is the supreme religious being and the all-creator.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The physical host of the Everwatcher, who rules in its stead as the Regalian Emperor
* '''The Everwatch''' is the temporary afterlife in which all souls are judged by the Everwatcher.
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* '''The Great Way''' is the purpose of Ailorkind to produce paradise on Aloria.
| God Emperor/Empress
* '''Arch Temples''' are the main seven temples in the City of Regalia, usually housing the remains of God Emperors or Empresses.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The Divine Beings of Unionism who were once mortal Regalian Emperors and Empresses
* '''Cloister Trials''' are trials that pilgrims undergo to earn the right to visit the Faith Chamber.
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* '''Faith Chamber''' is the most holy and sacred place inside an Arch-Temple that houses the Reliquary.
| Hero of Unionism
* '''Dogmatic Unionism''' is the term used to describe the standard Unionist religious community.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A mortal who after death is declared a demigod of Unionism, said to have inherited a Godspark in life
* '''Evintarian Unionism''' or Etosian Unionism is the term used to describe the first Schism Unionist religious community.
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* '''Dogartan Unionism''' is the term used to describe the first Schism Unionist religious community.
| Godspark
* '''Vultragon Unionism''' of Vultarin Unionism is the term used to describe the second Schism Unionist religious community.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A piece of a soul that a God Emperor or Empress allowed to reincarnate with their divinity into a mortal
* '''Hero of Unionism''' is a mortal who after death is declared a champion of Unionism, and to have inherited a Godspark.
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* '''Godspark''' is a piece of a soul that a God Emperor or Empress allowed to reincarnate with their divinity into a mortal.
! colspan="2" | Theological Terms
* '''Diet of Divinity''' is a Diet in which priests gather to discuss elevating a mortal to the rank of Hero of Unionism.
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* '''Diet of Deliberation''' happens after every Emperor dies, to discuss the future of Unionism among priests.
| The Creed
* '''Holy War''' is when priests call for a Diet of Fury, and call for a nation or group of people to be purged by the sword.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The single volume, large holy book of the Unionist faith, which Emperors write and edit
* '''Hearing''' is a form of priestly therapy for the faithful or non-Unionists.
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* '''Relieving''' is a form of priestly confession for the faithful or non-Unionists.
| The Great Way
* '''Blessing''' is a form of priestly blessing before battle for the faithful or non-Unionists.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The purpose of Unionists to produce paradise on Aloria
* '''Cloistering''' is a form of priestly guidance during a Cloister Trial reserved for Unionists.
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* '''Creed Eleracy''' is an emergency meeting of all Schisms to discuss ongoing theological events for cross-faith dialogue.
| The Everwatch
* '''"May he watch over you"''' is a common term used by Unionists to bless each other while departing from one another.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The temporary afterlife in which all souls are judged by the Everwatcher
* '''"Everwatcher guide your way"''' is a common term used by priests and lay-priests to bless Unionists or non-Unionists alike.
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* '''Great Staircase''' is a sort-of-afterlife where all worthy souls rest on a large imaginary stairs going up to the sky, looking down on the living.
| Great Staircase
* '''Sanktism''' is a ritual performed on a Unionist to mark certain milestones in their life.
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A sort-of-afterlife where all worthy souls rest on a large imaginary stairs going up to the sky, looking down on the living.
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| Arch Temples
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The main seven temples in the City of Regalia, usually housing the remains of God Emperors or Empresses
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| Great Temples
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A larger Unionist temple located in urban centers across the Regalian Empire
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| Sanktism
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A ritual performed on a Unionist to mark certain milestones in life
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! colspan="2" | Leadership Terms
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| Celate
| style="font-weight:normal;" | Also known as a Priest, is a religious leaders of Unionism.
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| Arch-Celate
| style="font-weight:normal;" | Also known as an Arch-Priest, is a higher ranking Celate that does more paperwork
|-
| Primae-Celate
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The highest office in a Unionist religious community that leads all other Celates
|-
| Celacy
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The office of a Celate (compare with the term Nobility for a Noble)
|-
| Celery
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The territory managed by a single Celate
|-
| Celerial
| style="font-weight:normal;" | An adjective pertaining to a Celate or a Celery
|-
| "Your Celerial"
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The oral address for a Celate of any rank
|-
! colspan="2" | Religious Communities
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| Dogmatic Unionism
| style="font-weight:normal;" | Also known as Divine Unionism, is the standard Unionist community
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| Evintarian Unionism
| style="font-weight:normal;" | Also known as Ionism, is the first schismatic Unionist community, emphasizing the all-holiness of the Emperor's word and fanaticism.
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| Dogartan Unionism
| style="font-weight:normal;" | Also known as Dosstism, is a Schism emphasizing asceticism
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| Vultragon Unionism
| style="font-weight:normal;" | Also known as Clastism, is a Schism emphasizing critical thinking and progressivism
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| Breizh Foundation
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A Breizh-focused Unionist community, emphasizing the importance of the Weard, or legendary holy warriors
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| Emended Faithful
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A recently created Unionist community which believes the Kade Arch-Chancellors were the true Vessels of the Everwatcher, and believes in alternative Divine Instruments
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! colspan="2" | Religious Activities
|-
| Diet of Divinity
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A deliberation during which Celates gather to discuss elevating a mortal to the rank of Hero of Unionism
|-
| Diet of Deliberation
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A deliberation after an Emperor's death, during which Celates discuss the future of Unionism
|-
| Creed Eleracy
| style="font-weight:normal;" | An emergency meeting of all Schisms to discuss ongoing theological events for cross-faith dialogue.
|-
| Diet of Fury
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A deliberation where Celates call for a Holy War against a nation or group of people to be purged by the sword
|-
| Hearing
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A Priestly Activity involving therapy for the faithful or non-Unionists
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| Relieving
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A Priestly Activity involving private confessions for the faithful or non-Unionists
|-
| Blessing
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A Priestly Activity involving a Celate blessing soldiers before battle, both the faithful or non-Unionists
|-
| Cloistering
| style="font-weight:normal;" | A Priestly Activity involving a Celate guiding a Unionist through the Cloister Trials
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| Cloister Trails
| style="font-weight:normal;" | Trials that pilgrims undergo to earn the right to visit the Faith Chambers
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| Faith Chamber
| style="font-weight:normal;" | The holiest, sacred places inside an Arch Temple that houses the Relics and sarcophagi of God Emperors or Empresses
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! colspan="2" | Common Blessings
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| "May he watch over you"
| style="font-weight:normal;" | used by Unionists to bless each other while departing from one another
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| "Everwatcher guide your way"
| style="font-weight:normal;" | used by Celates and lay-priests to bless Unionists and non-Unionists alike
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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