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Rastafarianism
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English
Etymology
From en Rastafarian ism, from en am ራስ ተፈሪ from am ራስ chief, head ተፈሪ revered 1, a title of Haile Selassie.
Proper noun
A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations.
Usage notes
The term is disparaged by many Rastafari, who believe that the use of -ism implies religious doctrine and institutional organisation, things they wish to avoid.
Synonyms
en Rasta
en Rastafari
Coordinate terms
Related terms
en Rastafarian
Translations
religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 拉斯特法里教 laai1 si1 tak6 faat3 lei5 gaau3
Mandarin: cmn 拉斯塔法里教 Lāsītǎfǎlǐjiào
Danish: da Rastafaribevægelsen, da Rastafarianisme
Esperanto: eo rastafarianismo
Finnish: fi rastafari
French: fr rastafarisme m
Italian: it rastafarianismo m
Polish: pl rastafarianizm m, pl ruch Rastafari m
Portuguese: pt rastafarianismo m
Russian: ru растафариа́нство n
en Rastafari