"Rastafarianism" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Rastafarian + -ism, from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ (ras täfäri, from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) + ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”)), a title of Haile Selassie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Rastafarian|ism}} Rastafarian + -ism, {{af|am|ራስ|ተፈሪ|nocat=1|t1=chief, head|t2=revered}} ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) + ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”), {{uder|en|am|ራስ ተፈሪ|pos=from <i class="Ethi mention" lang="am">ራስ</i> (ras, “chief, head”) + <i class="Ethi mention" lang="am">ተፈሪ</i> (täfäri, “revered”)}} Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ (ras täfäri, from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) + ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”)) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rastafarianism
  1. A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations. Wikipedia link: Haile Selassie, Rastafarianism Categories (topical): Rastafari Synonyms: Rasta, Rastafari Related terms: Rastafarian Translations (religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s): 拉斯特法里教 (laai¹ si¹ tak⁶ faat³ lei⁵ gaau³) (Chinese Cantonese), 拉斯塔法里教 (Lāsītǎfǎlǐjiào) (Chinese Mandarin), Rastafaribevægelsen (Danish), Rastafarianisme (Danish), rastafari (Finnish), rastafarisme [masculine] (French), rastafarianismo [masculine] (Italian), rastafarianismo [masculine] (Portuguese), растафариа́нство (rastafariánstvo) [neuter] (Russian)

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  "etymology_text": "Rastafarian + -ism, from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ (ras täfäri, from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) + ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”)), a title of Haile Selassie.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
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      "word": "Rastafarian"
    }
  ],
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        "en:Rastafari"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations."
      ],
      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "Jamaica",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "prophecy",
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "Haile Selassie",
        "Rastafarianism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Rasta"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rastafari"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "laai¹ si¹ tak⁶ faat³ lei⁵ gaau³",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "word": "拉斯特法里教"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Lāsītǎfǎlǐjiào",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "word": "拉斯塔法里教"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "word": "Rastafaribevægelsen"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "word": "Rastafarianisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "word": "rastafari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rastafarisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rastafarianismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rastafarianismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rastafariánstvo",
      "sense": "religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "растафариа́нство"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Rastafarianism"
}

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