rastafari (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Rastafari*:
NOUN	group	Rastafari, Rastas	(Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s

English > *Rastafari*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	(Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music.
Synonym	Rastas
Category	Jamaica	A country on the island of Jamaica
Members	Rastafarian, Rasta	follower of Rastafarianism
Broader	cult	Followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
Broader	youth subculture	A minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members
Spanish	Rastafari
Catalan	Rastafari

HyperDic: rastafari