Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

English

Etymology

Flying Spaghetti Monster +‎ -ism

Noun

Flying Spaghetti Monsterism (uncountable)

1. A parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.
   • 2005, Jeff Jacoby, "The timeless truth of creation", Boston Globe, 2 October 2005:

     When the Kansas Board of Education took up the question of teaching intelligent design as an alternative to Darwinian evolution, Henderson wrote an open letter (posted at www.venganza.org) demanding equal classroom time for Flying Spaghetti Monsterism as well.

   • 2007, Justin Pope, "Pasta theology: Scholars mull Spaghetti Monster", USA Today, 16 November 2007:

     Meanwhile, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism (FSM-ism to its "adherents") has thrived — particularly on college campuses and in Europe.

   • 2014, Tristin Hopper, "B.C. ‘pastafarian’ fights for a driver’s license, and religious freedom, with a spaghetti colander on his head", National Post, 8 October 2014:

     Despite the inherent ridiculousness of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, he said Mr. Canuel’s case is a legitimate religious freedom issue.

Synonyms

• Pastafarianism

Hyponyms

• Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (an organized religious body practising Pastafarianism)