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• cenny (from Greek κοινωνία): a Josephan place of worship.

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• Josephanism (placeholder name): A pre-Ascent Abrahamic religion stemming from an early Christian sect. It considers Jesus ("St. Jesus of Nazareth") a holy man who fulfilled the prophecy of a suffering figure (Messiah ben Joseph) who heralds the future messianic king (Messiah ben David). Its sacred canon is called the Scrolls: the Old Scrolls (Hebrew Bible), the Middle Scrolls and the New Scrolls (the words of Jesus and his followers). It also has a recorded oral tradition of Saints and interpretations of Scroll teachings. Its liturgical language is Francian.

K

• kowl'eerí'na (pl. kowl'eerí'ni, literally 'beautification [of a prayer]'): A Shalaian liturgical poem, often as part of a D/s kink ritual. Melodies for kowl'eerí'ni are set to either a solo voice with accompaniment or a choir; they are in some ways similar to Ashkenazi Jewish liturgical melodies but employ more exotic tunings (like JI and 31-tone equal temperament) and rhythms (such as Scotch snaps). Art music set to those liturgical poems also exists.

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• Saints are figures of exemplary holiness in Josephanism who have attained eternal life and now intercede on behalf of the worshipper, as in Catholicism. Josephanism recognizes the prophets in the Hebrew Bible and Jesus of Nazareth as Saints, as well as other figures.
• shrine: an AETHER locale created to worship a specific person in kink contexts. A shrine can look like anything; it may be a church-like building.