Rastafarianism

American  

[rahs-tuh-fahr-ee-uh-niz-uhm, -fahr-, rah-stuh-] / ˌrɑs təˈfɑr i əˌnɪz əm, -ˈfɛər-, ˌræ stə- /

noun

1. a religion, originating in Jamaica, whose followers regard the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I as the messiah and themselves as exiles awaiting return to Africa, the Promised Land.

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Etymology

Origin of Rastafarianism

Rastafarian + -ism

Example Sentences

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Rastafarianism

The judgment comes seven years after another High Court ruling recognised Rastafarianism as a protected religion in Kenya, finding that a school's decision to expel a student over her dreadlocks violated her constitutional rights.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Rastafarianism also teaches a spiritual connection to the Earth.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2020

Its teachings are largely Christian but borrow from a grab bag of religious traditions as varied as Rastafarianism, Buddhism and Judaism.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2019

Snoop converted to Rastafarianism while recording his album in Jamaica last year.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2013

He loved telling me the history of Rastafarianism.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah