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Rastafarian

Rastafarian

4 7.8
A person who follows a religion from Jamaica and believes Haile Selassie is holy
  • noun
  • /ˌræstəˈfɛriən/
: rastafari
  • He is a black man, a Rastafarian, a spiritual man; he hates Babylon.
  • a Rastafarian man
  • Rastafarians can go
  • other Rastafarians

So I hire up some Rastafarian guy that claims he's a devil for a week.

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Examples

  • You got any Rastafarians around?

    Alone in the Dark (1982)

  • One of the most important links in this chain connecting African and neo-African music to Nyabinghi and reggae was an early Rastafarian named Count Ossie.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Then he saw the Rastafarian float.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Rastafarians were required to smoke ganja pretty much on a daily basis.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The brethren looked to Marley, the best-known Rastafarian in the world, to comment on this unsettling metaphysical development.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In Rastafarian thought, King Alpha, Haile Selassie I, replaces Yahweh as the giver and object of the song.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Farai Gyrobile is a Rastafarian who actively participates in community events organized to celebrate their culture.

  • Many Rastafarians believe in living in harmony with nature and often practice vegetarianism.

  • The music festival featured several performances by renowned Rastafarian artists, celebrating their spiritual messages through song.

Synonyms

Rasta
vsRastafarian
10 8.1

A person who follows a religion and way of life from Jamaica and often wears dreadlocks

has the same meaning but states origin only as Jamaica

Surface Forms

Rastafarian singular
Rastafarians plural

Morphology

Rastafarian = Rastafari (transparent) = Rastafari + ian

Formed by adding the adjectival/demonymic suffix '-ian' to 'Rastafari', a straightforward derivation indicating affiliation or relation.

Etymology

Rastafarian comes from Ras 'chief' and Tafari, the name of an Ethiopian leader who later became Emperor Haile Selassie. The movement began in Jamaica and took its name from him. So a Rastafarian is a person who follows that religion and culture.