Belieberism

English

Etymology

From Belieber +‎ -ism.

Noun

Belieberism (uncountable)

1. (informal, rare) The fan phenomenon of Justin Bieber viewed as a religion or epidemic.
   • 2012, Maria-Elana Kassab, "Treble Clef", RAGMAG, March 2012, pag e 48:

     Among my faves this Christmas were two Justin Bieber tunes. Experts also found that Belieberism takes control of the subject's mind and strives to infect as many people as possible.

   • 2014 January 3, Robert Zaretzky, “How 'Quenelle' Salute Creator Dieudonne Built Bridge to Anti-Semitic Far Fight”, in Jewish Daily Forward:

     Yet this no more means anti-Semitism is rampant in France than that Belieberism has infected the United States.

   • 2016 March 10, Dylan Rupert, “Justin Bieber Finds New 'Purpose' at Seattle Tour Kickoff”, in Billboard:

     The first non-Purpose performance of the night was the Bieber classic "Boyfriend," and at this, the crowd perked up; Belieberism is strongly rooted in its original texts.

Synonyms

• Bieberism