English

Noun

UFO religion ‎(plural UFO religions)

1. a religion in which extraterrestrials figure prominently.

   Raelians follow a UFO religion.

   • 2003, Christopher Hugh Partridge, UFO religions, Routledge, page 10:

     More particularly, and important for understanding much UFO religions, is Blavatsky's belief that certain masters dwelt on Venus.

   • 2004, Susan J. Palmer, Aliens adored: Raël's UFO religion, Rutgers University Press, page 3:

     UFO religions are even stranger than science fiction.

   • 2006, Christopher Hugh Partridge, The re-enchantment of the West: alternative spiritualities, sacralization, popular culture, and occulture, Continuum International Publishing Group, page 167:

     UFO religions drink deeply from the waters of occulture, while, at the same time, seeking to reconcile their ideas with a contemporary secular and scientific worldview.

Synonyms

• flying saucer group, extraterrestrial religion

Hyponyms

• Raelianism, Scientology