Rastafarianism
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Rastafarian + -ism, from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ (ras täfäri, from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) + ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”)), a title of Haile Selassie.
Proper noun
[edit]Rastafarianism
- A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations.
Usage notes
[edit]The term is disparaged by many Rastafari, who believe that the use of -ism implies religious doctrine and institutional organisation, things they wish to avoid.
Synonyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- agnosticism
- Asatru
- atheism
- Ayyavazhi
- Baháʼí Faith
- Bon
- Buddhism
- Cao Dai
- Cheondoism
- Christianity
- deism
- Druidry
- Druze
- Eckankar
- Heathenry
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Jainism
- Jediism
- Judaism
- Kimbanguism
- Odinism
- paganism
- Pastafarianism
- Raëlism
- Rastafarianism
- Rodnovery
- Romuva
- Samaritanism
- Sanamahism
- Shinto
- Sikhism
- Taoism
- Tengrism
- Thelema
- Unitarian Universalism
- Wicca
- Yahwism
- Yazidism
- Yoruba
- Zoroastrianism
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s
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