| synpath ( n., adj.) | |
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| Synonyms | sympath (n., adj.) heart-type (n.) |
| Applies to | headmates |
A synpath is something that one identifies with on several levels. This something may be some sort of animal or creature, a concept, a character, or something else.[1]
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Alterhuman is an umbrella term for anyone who identifies as non-human or as experiencing an alternative form of humanity. Synpath falls under this category.
Slakti is an alternative term for synpath, made for systems who do not want to associate with the larger 'kin community.
Otherhearted people also identify-with. The object of an otherhearted person's identity is their hearttype, which is a synonym of synpath.
Otherkin, therians, fictionkin, and factkin are individuals who (typically involuntarily) identify as a non-human, fictional, or factual being because of a spiritual or psychological belief. Similarly, an otherlink is a voluntary identity as a non-human, fictional, or factual being. If the reason is to cope with something, it may be called a copinglink. This differs from having synpaths because 'kin, otherlinkers, and copinglinkers still identify as something, not just with it.
