Quote Originally Posted by Absimiliard View Post
In the literary
So here's a question with that very thing in mind:
If you have a civilization that worships a particular dragon as a god in a setting, but we as players/readers are aware it is not in fact a god, is it still a god?
Yes, I would say so. It is consistent with the dictionary description as well, a being or object that is worshipped as having more than natural attributes and powers. Just because we are ignorant of it, or deny it as being a god because we ourselves don't worship it, or its even presented to us as a non-god, does not mean this entity is not being worshipped and is a god to a subset of people.

Since it matches the definition, it is a god, whether you reject it or not.