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- uncountableThe belief in Santa Claus.
It must be stressed that Santaism in no way removes the religious nature of Christmas, it replaces Christianity with Santaism.
2026 June 27 (last accessed), Bob Cromwell, “An Analysis of the Theology of Santaism”, in Bob Cromwell, archived from the original on 27 Jun 20262 more examples
Santaism imposes large costs on parents, both the moral costs of lying and the opportunity costs of losing credit for well-regarded gifts. Yet Santaism does not appear to offer countervailing benefits.
2004 December 19, Tom W. Bell, “Why Preach Santaism?”, in Agoraphilia, archived from the original on 05 May 2012We would never call Santaism a religious expression, but this is simply because ever since the Reformation we’ve insisted that religion is entirely interior, non-public, and even dangerous to admit into public life.
2011 December 24, “Santaism”, in Just Thomism, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2015
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Santaism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santaism
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