# Deus Absconditus
## Category
Theological Concept / [[Sol Spire]] Term
## Known Facts
- Deus Absconditus is a phrase coined by the [[Sol Spire]].
- It means hidden God or hidden entity.
- It refers to the concept of at least one divine being or tier above the known gods.
- This hidden entity or tier was believed to have remained silent or concealed.
- The concept is tied to the proposed Pre-Breaking structure of Hierarchical Polytheism or Emanationism.
## Known By
- [[Sol Spire]] scholars
- Party, through in-world book/research
- [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]], [[Persephone Amoransia Damnari|Persephone]], and [[Pipe]] especially through the [[Vekuda Archive]] research
## Connected To
- [[Sol Spire]]
- Architects
- All Gods
- All Beyond
- [[Ko]]
- Old Gods
- Pre-Breaking divine hierarchy
## Open Questions
- Is Deus Absconditus a single entity or a category?
- Does it refer to [[Ko]]?
- Does it refer to the Architects collectively?
- Why did the [[Sol Spire]] coin this phrase?
- Is this term accepted broadly, or only within [[Sol Spire]] scholarship?
- Does Solland’s wider religious doctrine acknowledge this concept?