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Rastafari

American  
[ras-tuh-fair-ee, -fahr-ee, -fair-ahy, rah-stuh-, rah-stah-fah-rahy] / ˌræs təˈfɛər i, -ˈfɑr i, -ˈfɛər aɪ, ˌrɑ stə-, ˌrɑ stɑ fɑˈraɪ /

adjective

  1. Rastafarian.

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Justice Mwamuye also found that the evidence presented on the centrality of cannabis to the Rastafari faith was inconsistent and insufficient to establish that its use was an essential element of the religion.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Landor is an adherent of Rastafari, an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica in the 1930s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

It included on its cover a photocopied image of the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, who is worshipped by most Rastafari.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

Forget what you think you know about the Rastafari faith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

I also learned that Marley had been a Rastafarian, and that Rastafari believe in a “whole body,” which is why he had refused surgery to amputate the toe.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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