Meaning Of The Word Rastafarian

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Rastafarian
countable noun: A Rastafarian is a member of a Jamaican religious group which considers Haile Selassie, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, to be God. Rastafarians often have long hair which they wear in a hairstyle called dreadlocks.

Rastafarian in American English
a member of a Jamaican religious sect which holds that Haile Selassie was divine and a savior, that Ethiopia is Eden, and that blacks will eventually be repatriated to Africa
adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians
noun: a follower of Rastafarianism

Rastafarian in British English
adjective: of, characteristic of, or relating to the Rastafarians
noun: a member of an originally Jamaican religion that regards Ras Tafari (the former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie) as God

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