Rastafarian
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Rastafarian /ˌrastəˈfɑːrɪən, -ˈfɛːrɪən/
▶adjective relating to a religious movement of Jamaican origin holding that Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was the Messiah and that blacks are the chosen people. ▶noun a member of this movement.
– derivatives
Rastafarianism noun.
Rastafarianism noun.
– origin from Ras Tafari, the name by which Haile Selassie was known (1916–30) + -an.
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