the Flat Earth Society
/ðə ˌflæt ˈɜːθ səsaɪəti/
/ðə ˌflæt ˈɜːrθ səsaɪəti/
- an organization whose members claim that the earth is flat, and refuse to believe in modern science. The society was established in America and has branches in Britain. Its members are called flat-earthers, and the expression is sometimes used to describe people who refuse to believe something that is clearly true.
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