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Discordianism

UK/dɪsˈkɔː.di.ən.ɪzm̩/US/dɪsˈkɔɹdi.ənɪzəm/

Discordianism proper noun: a minor new religious movement with absurdist elements, often seen as a parody, based on the worship of Eris, the Greek goddess of discord and confusion.

Proper noun

Discordianism

  1. A minor new religious movement with absurdist elements, often seen as a parody, based on the worship of Eris, the Greek goddess of discord and confusion.

Origin of Discordianism

From discord + -ian + -ism.

Questions about Discordianism

What does Discordianism mean?
Discordianism means a minor new religious movement with absurdist elements, often seen as a parody, based on the worship of Eris, the Greek goddess of discord and confusion.
What part of speech is Discordianism?
Discordianism is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Discordianism?
Discordianism is pronounced /dɪsˈkɔː.di.ən.ɪzm̩/ (UK).

Words near Discordianism in the dictionary

  1. discorded
  2. discordent
  3. discordful
  4. Discordia
  5. Discordian
  6. Discordianism
  7. Discordianist
  8. Discordianists
  9. Discordians
  10. discording
  11. discordous

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