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The religion made up by a negro man named Bokonon. It is a fictional religion used in the classic Kurt Vonnegut novel "Cat's Cradle" published in 1963. It is a religion that claims to all be lies, but is still popular in the fictional Caribbean Island "The Republic of San Lorenzo."
"All the true things I am about to tell you are all shameless lies," is a classic quote that defines the views of Bokonism.
Bokonism by Mr. Mojo Risin' August 5, 2006
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A religion made up by the Negro Lionel Boyd Johnson,pronounced "Bokon" in the dialect of San Lorenzo. Bokonism is advertised as founded on lies, but its basic idea is as follows: The human race is made up of groups of people who interact and affect one another, known as a karass. These karass are used by god as instruments to affect the state of the earth. This religion was created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in his book Cat's Cradle.
Bokonism is a religion.
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The religion made up by bokonon

See also Bokonon, Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
I believe in the bittersweet lies of Bokonism.
Bokonism by Bokonon June 29, 2003
The world's fastest growing religion, which recognises despair, fear and radishes.
BoKoism holds the greatest realisation to man. There is no god to rely on, only oneself.
Yeh, man, I am part of BoKoism.
That makes me a BoKlone.
BoKoism by Dodgey May 7, 2005

Bede bokonim 

A pesian word that use for sag hashar people.
Bede bokonim doa konim
Bede bokonim by Aliiiiz August 15, 2018
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