NOUN | person | Rastafarian, Rasta | follower of Rastafarianism |
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group | Rastafarian | (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine | |
ADJECTIVE | pert | Rastafarian | of or pertaining to or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians |
Meaning | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians. | |
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Spanish | rastafari | |
Nouns | Rasta | follower of Rastafarianism |
Rastafarianism | a religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land |
Meaning | follower of Rastafarianism. | |
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Synonym | Rasta | |
Member of | Rastafari, Rastas | (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s |
Broader | disciple, adherent | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another |
Spanish | rastafari, rasta |
Meaning | (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine. | |
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Category | Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Yaltopya, Abyssinia | Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea |
Broader | cult | Followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices |
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