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Ras⋅ta⋅far⋅i⋅an

  [ras-tuh-fair-ee-uhn, -fahr-, rah-stuh-]
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–noun
1. a follower of Rastafarianism.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians.
Origin:
< Amharic ras täfäri Prince Tafari, the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie (ras prince, orig., head; täfäri an Amharic personal name, lit., (one to be) feared, respected, prp. from passive s. färra (v.) fear, respect) + -an
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Ras·ta·far·i·an   (räs'tə-fär'ē-ən, rās'tə-fār'-)   
n.  An adherent of Rastafarianism.
adj.  Of or relating to Rastafarianism or its adherents.
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Word Origin & History

Rastafarian 
1953 (Rastafarite), from Rastafari, Jamaican religion built around writings of Marcus Garvey and belief that Haile Selassie (1892-1975), former emperor of Ethiopia, was God. From Ras Tafari, Selassie's title from 1916 to his accession in 1936, from Amharic ras "chief, head" (from Arabic ra's) + tafari "to be feared." Shortened form Rasta is recorded from 1955.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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