teapotism
English
Etymology
From teapot (from Russell's teapot) + -ism.
Noun
teapotism (uncountable)
- Belief in the existence of Russell's teapot (an undetectable teapot orbiting between Earth and Mars).
- 2007 December 10, jonasand..., βRe: Still at it?β, in talk.origins, Usenetβ, message-ID <1be88d5a-c545-4f6f-ba2c-b437659ad664@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com>:
- Then we might have to talk about what it means to be 'foolish'. If believing in a teapot half-way between jupiter and mars is consolidating, fine with me, but if I have to fear for my life because of openly doubting about 'teapotism', then it starts to become foolish... not so?
-
See also
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.