catma

English

Etymology

Humorous alteration of dogma.

Noun

catma (plural catmas)

1. A tenet of belief for adherents of Discordianism.
   • 2002, Dennis McNally, A Long Strange Trip, page 105:

     Garcia particularly cherished catma as a concept; it is a delicious pun.

   • 2003, Robert Anton Wilson (foreword), The Prankster and the Conspiracy, p. 11:

     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.

   • 2012, John Higgs, The KLF, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, published 2013, page 31:

     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.