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Arceism

Arceism proper noun: a parody or fan-made religion based on the Pokémon franchise, centered on the veneration of Arceus, a creator deity in the canon of the series.

Proper noun

Arceism

  1. A parody or fan-made religion based on the Pokémon franchise, centered on the veneration of Arceus, a creator deity in the canon of the series.
    • [See title]2013 July 31, u/Chaos20X6, “How do I practice Arceism?”, in r/churchofpokemon (Reddit post), archived from the original on 02 Jun 2023
    • In mainstream Arceism, Arceus is regarded as the creator of all Pokemon, Ghost-types included.2024 November 29, u/ElSquibbonator, “Just wanna see the extent of your beliefs”, in r/PokeMedia (Reddit post), archived from the original on 10 Jul 2026

Origin of Arceism

From Arceus + -ism.

Questions about Arceism

What does Arceism mean?
Arceism means a parody or fan-made religion based on the Pokémon franchise, centered on the veneration of Arceus, a creator deity in the canon of the series.
What part of speech is Arceism?
Arceism is a proper noun.

Words near Arceism in the dictionary

  1. arcdegree
  2. arcdegrees
  3. Arceaga
  4. arced
  5. arced up
  6. Arceism
  7. Arceist
  8. Arceists
  9. arcellacean
  10. arcellaceans
  11. arcellinid

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