mediakin

English

Etymology

From media +‎ -kin.

Noun

mediakin (plural mediakin)

1. Synonym of fictionkin.
   • 2012, Adam Possamai, Handbook of Hyper-real Religions‎^[1]:

     Simultaneously, the Otherkin highly proximate relationship to popular fictional narrative clearly locates such beliefs within the framework of hyper-real religiosity. This relationship becomes most apparent within the context of Otakukin and Mediakin, and related concepts such as soulbonding, but is nonetheless present within the broader community as well.

   • 2014, Danielle Kirby, Fantasy and Belief: Alternative Religions, Popular Narratives, and Digital Cultures‎^[2], page 46:

     This community was originally for those who believe themselves to be fictionkin/mediakin/otakukin, however we accept Soulbonders with Bonds from fictional sources, people who are unsure or the plain old curious folks.

   • 2018, Hugh Urban, Greg Johnson, Irreverence and the Sacred: Critical Studies in the History of Religions‎^[3]:

     Once such group's members subscribe to a metaphysics that considers fictional worlds fully real, or that regards what most view as reality as another fiction. Included here are fictionkin and mediakin, people who claim spiritual or soul [...]

Synonyms

• fictionkin
• otakukin (dated)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmediɑkin/, [ˈme̞diˌɑ̝k̟in]
• Rhymes: -ɑkin
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧dia‧kin

Noun

mediakin

1. nominative singular of media + -kin