"Pastafarianism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of pasta + Rastafarianism; popularized in 2005 by Bobby Henderson as a satirical protest against the teaching of intelligent design. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|pasta|Rastafarianism}} Blend of pasta + Rastafarianism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Pastafarianism (uncountable)
  1. A parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: Flying Spaghetti Monsterism Hyponyms: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (english: an organized religious body practising Pastafarianism) Derived forms: Pastafarian Translations (a parody religion): pastafarismo (Basque), pastafarianisme [neuter] (Dutch), pastafarismi (Finnish), pastafarisme [masculine] (French), Pastafarianismus [masculine] (German), pastafarianismo [masculine] (Portuguese), пастафариа́нство (pastafariánstvo) [neuter] (Russian), pastafarismo [masculine] (Spanish)

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