Etymology

Rastafarianism

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Today it means: A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations. Full definition →

Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ
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  1. Amharic · derived fromራስ ተፈሪ
  2. English todayRastafarianism

From Rastafarian + -ism, from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ (ras täfäri, from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) + ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”)), a title of Haile Selassie.

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