Rastafarianism
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Rastafarian + -ism, from Amharic ራስተፈሪ (Ras Tafari, “alternative name of Haile Selassie of Ethiopia”), from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) (from Arabic رأس (ra's)) + ተፈሪ (tafari, “to be feared, fearsome”), from ፈራ (fara, “to fear”)
[edit] Proper noun
Rastafarianism
- (Rastafarian) A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations.
