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| label3 = Deity | data3 = Thaer
| label4 = Region(s) | data4 = Worldwide
| label5 = Founder | data5 = ProphetThe MatildaProphets;
* Prophet Matilda<br><small>(Traditional Holy Saint)</small>
* Prophet Eldwin<br><small>(Reformist Holy Saint)</small>
* Prophet Tybalt
| label6 = Founded | data6 = 7th century CE
| label7 = Origin | data7 = Thaerist Mythology
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'''Thaerism''', also known as the '''Thaerist Faith''' is a [[wikipedia:Monotheism|monotheistic]] [[wikipedia:Religion|religion]] based on the teachings and wisdom of Thaer. Its adherents, known as Thaerists, believe in a single deity (Thaer), who passed on his teachings to the ProphetProphets; Matilda, Eldwin and Tybalt. Through his guidance to life on [[Urth]] with prophets, it is taught that Thaer is all-existing and all-knowing. He is not depicted through incarnate being but through colour. It is one of the major world religions with over a billion worldwide followers with various branches such as the'''Traditional Thaerism''', '''Reformist Thaerism''' (colloquially ''Valerian Thaerism''; ''Vaerism''), and '''[[Mauism]]''' in [[Polynesian Union|Polynesian]] nations like [[the Oan Isles]] and Jus tribes in Justelvard.
 
'''Thaerism''', also known as the '''Thaerist Faith''' is a [[wikipedia:Monotheism|monotheistic]] [[wikipedia:Religion|religion]] based on the teachings and wisdom of Thaer. Its adherents, known as Thaerists, believe in a single deity (Thaer), who passed on his teachings to the Prophet Matilda. Through his guidance to life on [[Urth]] with prophets, it is taught that Thaer is all-existing and all-knowing. He is not depicted through incarnate being but through colour. It is one of the major world religions with over a billion worldwide followers with various branches such as the [[Mauism]] in [[Polynesian Union|Polynesian]] nations like [[the Oan Isles]].
 
Thaerism remains culturally diverse in the world. Its teachings do not conflict with culture and so over it's existence has seen a huge growth of following.
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===13th Century Reformation===
===ValerianReformist Thaerism===
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[[File:Interior thaerist temple.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Interior to a Thaerist Temple]]