rastafarianism

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Definition von rastafarianism im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations

{i} Jamaican religion that aspires to freedom and equality of black people and believes that the Messiah is present

belief in Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) as the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the promised land

Synonyme

rasta, rastafari

Etymologie

() Rastafarian +‎ -ism, from Amharic ራስተፈሪ (Ras Tafari, “alternative name of Haile Selassie of Ethiopia”), from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) (from Arabic رأس (ra's)) + ተፈሪ (tafari, “to be feared, fearsome”), from ፈራ (fara, “to fear”)