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

Example Sentences

“I saw her having locks and locks aren’t something that we ever see, even in the media, outside of Rastafarianism. I wanted to take that into a professional space.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dickie Jobson, a friend and associate who directed the 1982 film “Countryman,” about a man who embodied Rastafarianism, gets little ink.

From New York Times

She says the lovers rock look followed “the black consciousness movement, and the 70s and afros and Rastafarianism”.

From The Guardian

A central tenant of Rastafarianism is eating "ital" foods - foods that are organic, locally grown and plant-based.

From BBC

He wrote about his experience as a young black man, his parents’ experience as migrants, police beatings, Christopher Columbus living off slavery, Palestine, Rastafarianism – the things we are talking about today.

From The Guardian