Pastafarianism

English

Etymology

Blend of pasta +‎ Rastafarianism; popularized in 2005 by Bobby Henderson as a satirical protest against the teaching of intelligent design.

Noun

Pastafarianism (uncountable)

1. A parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.
   • 2005 January, Bobby Henderson, “Open Letter To Kansas School Board”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

Hyponyms

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

Derived terms

• Pastafarian

Translations

a parody religion

• Basque: pastafarismo
• Dutch: pastafarianisme n
• Finnish: pastafarismi (fi)
• French: pastafarisme (fr) m
• German: Pastafarianismus (de) m
• Portuguese: pastafarianismo m
• Russian: пастафариа́нство (ru) n (pastafariánstvo)
• Spanish: pastafarismo m