Santaism

Noun

Santaism (uncountable)

1. The belief in Santa Claus.
   • Santaism imposes large costs on parents, both the moral costs of lying and the opportunity costs of losing credit for well-regarded gifts. Yet Santaism does not appear to offer countervailing benefits.2004 December 19, Tom W. Bell, “Why Preach Santaism?”, in Agoraphilia, archived from the original on 05 May 2012
   • We would never call Santaism a religious expression, but this is simply because ever since the Reformation we’ve insisted that religion is entirely interior, non-public, and even dangerous to admit into public life.2011 December 24, “Santaism”, in Just Thomism, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2015