| otherkin (n., adj.) | |
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| Other forms | 'kin (n., adj.) |
Otherkin are individuals who identify non-physically as non-human. Depending on the individual, their belief could be spiritual, but it's not always.
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Alterhuman is an umbrella category of anyone identifying as non-human. Otherkin falls under this category.
Therianthropy is the belief that someone is an animal from shared reality, sometimes in a previous life.
Fictionkin is a subtype of kin, characterized by either identifying as a species from a fictional work or identifying as a certain character from a fictional work, sometimes in a previous life.
Factkin is a subtype of kin, characterized by identifying as a person who has existed or will exist in the shared reality at some point, either living or dead, and sometimes in a previous life.
