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Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

Flying Spaghetti Monsterism noun: a parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.

Noun

Flying Spaghetti Monsterism (uncountable)

  1. A parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.
    • When the Kansas Board of Education took up the question of teaching intelligent design as an alternative to Darwinian evolution, Henderson wrote an open letter (posted at www.venganza.org) demanding equal classroom time for Flying Spaghetti Monsterism as well.2005 October 2, Jeff Jacoby, “The timeless truth of creation”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2012
    • Meanwhile, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism (FSM-ism to its "adherents") has thrived — particularly on college campuses and in Europe.2007 November 16, Justin Pope, “Pasta theology: Scholars mull Spaghetti Monster”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2015
    Synonyms:
    Pastafarianism

Synonyms of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

Origin of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

From Flying Spaghetti Monster + -ism.

Questions about Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

What does Flying Spaghetti Monsterism mean?
Flying Spaghetti Monsterism means a parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.
What part of speech is Flying Spaghetti Monsterism?
Flying Spaghetti Monsterism is a noun.

Words near Flying Spaghetti Monsterism in the dictionary

  1. flying shots
  2. flying snake
  3. flying snakes
  4. flying solo
  5. flying spaghetti monster
  6. Flying Spaghetti Monsterism
  7. flying sport
  8. flying sports
  9. flying squad
  10. flying squads
  11. flying squid

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