Rastafarianism

[ rahs-tuh-fahr-ee-uh-niz-uhm, -fahr-, rah-stuh- ]

/ ˌrɑs təˈfɑr i əˌnɪz əm, -ˈfɛər-, ˌræ stə- /

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noun

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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Origin of Rastafarianism

Rastafarian + -ism

Words nearby Rastafarianism

Ras Shamra, rassle, Rasta, Rastafari, Rastafarian, Rastafarianism, raster, rastle, rasure, rat, rata