Meanings
plural catmas
- A tenet of belief for adherents of Discordianism.
Garcia particularly cherished catma as a concept; it is a delicious pun.
2002, Dennis McNally, A Long Strange Trip, page 1052 more examples
In my ministry I have added a rider promising that if you repeat this catma 666 times you will achieve Supreme Enlightenment, in some sense.
2003, Robert Anton Wilson (foreword), The Prankster and the Conspiracy, p. 11Discordians understand that every catma may one day be discarded on the grounds that it is nonsense. Until that day comes, it should be accepted and respected.
2012, John Higgs, The KLF, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, published 2013, page 31
Origin
Humorous alteration of dogma.
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