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 /

noun

1. Rastafarian.

2. Rastafarianism.

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adjective

1. Rastafarian.

Example Sentences

The film, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, is focused on the Rastafari legend’s story during the making of his 1977 album “Exodus” while leading up to a momentous concert in his native Jamaica.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

The Rastafari message was spread across the world in the 1970s by Marley and Peter Tosh, another Jamaican reggae legend and globally known Rastafari.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

October’s books will take you far: From 19th century North Carolina to the modern Middle East, from a fractious Rastafari family in Jamaica to a family-run Chinese restaurant in Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Safiya Sinclair was raised to be Rastafari; instead, she became a poet.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Or maybe you know that it has other roots in the Rastafari religion.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon