catma

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noun

A tenet of belief for adherents of Discordianism.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nouncatma (plural catmas)

plural catmas

  1. 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 105
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    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. 11

    Discordians 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

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