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Pastafarianism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Flying Spaghetti Monsterism

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: pastafarismo — parody religion
  • Bulgarian: пастафарианство (pastafarianstvo) — parody religion
  • Dutch: pastafarianisme — parody religion
  • Finnish: pastafarismi — parody religion
  • French: pastafarisme — parody religion
  • German: Pastafarianismus — parody religion
  • Polish: pastafarianizm — parody religion
  • Portuguese: pastafarianismo — parody religion
  • Russian: пастафариа́нство (pastafariánstvo) — parody religion
  • Spanish: pastafarismo — parody religion