Meanings
- uncountableA parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.
Meanwhile, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism (FSM-ism to its "adherents") has thrived — particularly on college campuses and in Europe.
2007 November 16, Justin Pope, “Pasta theology: Scholars mull Spaghetti Monster”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 25 Jul 20152 more examples
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.
2005 October 2, Jeff Jacoby, “The timeless truth of creation”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2012Despite the inherent ridiculousness of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, he said Mr. Canuel’s case is a legitimate religious freedom issue.
2014 October 8, Tristin Hopper, “B.C. ‘pastafarian’ fights for a driver’s license, and religious freedom, with a spaghetti colander on his head”, in National PostSynonyms: Pastafarianism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.
Origin
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Flying Spaghetti Monsterism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flying%20Spaghetti%20Monsterism
“Flying Spaghetti Monsterism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flying%20Spaghetti%20Monsterism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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