Rastafarianism
English
Etymology
Rastafarian + -ism, from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ (ras täfäri), a title of Haile Selassie, from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) + ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”).
Proper noun
Rastafarianism
- A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations.
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Coordinate terms
- (religions) religion; Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Cao Dai, Christianity, Confucianism, deism, Druidry, Eckankar, Heathenry, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Kimbanguism, paganism, Raëlism, Rastafarianism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Thelema, Unitarian Universalism, Wicca, Yoruba, Zoroastrianism (Category: en:Religion) [edit]
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Translations
religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s
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