Pastafarianism

English

Etymology

Blend of pasta +‎ Rastafarianism. By surface analysis, Pastafarian +‎ -ism. Popularized by Bobby Henderson in 2005 as a satirical protest against the teaching of intelligent design.

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Pastafarianism (uncountable)

  1. A parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.
    Synonym: Flying Spaghetti Monsterism
    Hyponym: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
    • 2005 January, Bobby Henderson, “Open Letter To Kansas School Board”, in spaghettimonster.org‎[1], archived from the original on 11 March 2023:
      One third time for Intelligent Design, one third time for Flying Spaghetti Monsterism (Pastafarianism), and one third time for logical conjecture based on overwhelming observable evidence.

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