Rastafarianism

Origin

Rastafarian + -ism, from Amharic ራስተፈሪ (Ras Tafari, "alternative name of Haile Selassie of Ethiopia"), from ራስ (ras, "chief, head") (from Arabic رأس) + ተፈሪ (tafari, "to be feared, fearsome"), from ፈራ (fara, "to fear")

Full definition of Rastafarianism

Proper noun

1. (rasta) A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations.

Synonyms

• Rasta
• Rastafari

Related terms

• Rastafarian