Rastafarianism

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

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rastafarianism¹

Rastafarian + -ism