(chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.

plural of cafeteria

An employee benefit plan that allows employees to choose between different types of benefits.

plural of cafeteria plan

(derogatory) A moderate form of Christianity whose adherents pick and choose which doctrines to respect and follow, avoiding what is controversial or unpleasant.

plural of cafeteria Christian

(derogatory) An adherent of cafeteria Christianity.

(derogatory) An adherent of cafeteria Catholicism

plural of cafeteria Catholic

(derogatory) The practice of picking and choosing which Catholic teachings to follow, while disregarding the others.