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Arceism

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Etymology

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Arceus +‎ -ism

Proper noun

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Arceism

  1. (fandom slang, video games, anime, manga) A parody religion or new religious movement based on the Pokémon franchise, centered on the veneration of Arceus, a creator deity in the canon of the series.
    • 2013 July 31, MrLaughter, Reddit[1]:
      Beyond those holidays, Arceism should be celebrated by one's own interpretation.
    • 2023, Suraj Sood, “The Augmented Cognition of Religion and Spirituality in Media”, in Augmented Cognition:
      Arceus is ironically worshipped within the Pokémon community, as in the Facebook Page “Arceism” naming a fictional religion centered around it [6].
    • 2024 November 28, ElSquibbonator, Reddit[2]:
      In mainstream Arceism, Arceus is regarded as the creator of all Pokemon, Ghost-types included.