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Pastafarianism

noun

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.

  1. derived from ራስ — “Duke”
  2. formed as rastafarian — “Rastafari + -an”
  3. suffixed as rastafarianism — “Rastafarian + ism”
  4. compounded as pastafarianism — “pasta + Rastafarianism”

Definitions

  1. A parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who…

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

    • 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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