"Flying Spaghetti Monster" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Flying Spaghetti Monster [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Flying Spaghetti Monster}} the Flying Spaghetti Monster
  1. (humorous) A deity consisting of spaghetti and meatballs, the creator of the universe according to the religion of Pastafarianism. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Atheism, God, Gods Synonyms: FSM Derived forms: Flying Spaghetti Monsterism Related terms: Invisible Pink Unicorn, Last Thursdayism, Russell's teapot Translations (spaghetti deity): Vlieënde Spaghettimonster (Afrikaans), وحش السباجيتي الطائر (Arabic), Monstre Volador d'Espagueti [masculine] (Catalan), Nagalupad nga Spaghetti nga Mananap (Cebuano), 飛行麵條怪物 (Chinese Mandarin), 飞行面条怪物 (Fēixíng miàntiáo guàiwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 飛麵大神 (Chinese Mandarin), 飞面大神 (Fēimiàn Dàshén) (Chinese Mandarin), Euthvil-Neyj an Spaghetti [masculine] (Cornish), Létající špagetové monstrum (Czech), flyvende spaghettimonster [common-gender] (Danish), Vliegend Spaghettimonster (Dutch), Fluganta Spageta Monstro (Esperanto), Fluganta Spagetmonstro (Esperanto), lentävä spagettihirviö (Finnish), Monstre en Spaghettis volant (French), Fliegendes Spaghettimonster (German), Ιπτάμενο Μακαρονοτέρας (Iptámeno Makaronotéras) (Greek), fljúgandi spagettískrímslið (Icelandic), Mostro di spaghetti volante (Italian), 날아다니는 스파게티 괴물 (naradanineun seupageti goemul) (Korean), 비행 스파게티 괴물 (bihaeng seupageti goemul) (Korean), Macaronoteras Volatile (Latin), Monstrum Spacellinum Volatile (Latin), Flygende spaghettimonster (Norwegian), Latający Potwór Spaghetti (Polish), Monstro de Espaguete Voador [masculine] (Portuguese), Monstru Zburător de Spaghete [masculine] (Romanian), Лета́ющий Макаро́нный Монстр (Letájuščij Makarónnyj Monstr) (Russian), Leteće špagetno čudovište [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Monstruo de Espagueti Volador (Spanish), flygande spaghettimonstret (Swedish), Uçan Spagetti Canavarı (Turkish), Літаючий Локши́нний Монстр (Litajučyj Lokšýnnyj Monstr) (Ukrainian)

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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "word": "Latający Potwór Spaghetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Monstro de Espaguete Voador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Monstru Zburător de Spaghete"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Letájuščij Makarónnyj Monstr",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "word": "Лета́ющий Макаро́нный Монстр"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Leteće špagetno čudovište"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "word": "Monstruo de Espagueti Volador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "word": "flygande spaghettimonstret"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "word": "Uçan Spagetti Canavarı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Litajučyj Lokšýnnyj Monstr",
      "sense": "spaghetti deity",
      "word": "Літаючий Локши́нний Монстр"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Flying Spaghetti Monster"
}

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