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Rastafarian
[ ras-tuh-fair-ee-uhn, -fahr-, rah-stuh- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians.
Rastafarian
/ ˌræstəˈfɛərɪən /
noun
- a member of an originally Jamaican religion that regards Ras Tafari (the former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie) as God
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or relating to the Rastafarians
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rastafarian1
First recorded in 1935; from Amharic ras täfäri “Prince Tafari,” the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie ( ras “prince,” originally, “head”; täfäri an Amharic personal name, literally, “(one to be) feared, respected,” present participle from passive stem of the verb färra “fear, respect”) + -an
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