Rastafarianism: Meaning and Definition of

Ras•ta•far•i•an•ism

Pronunciation: (ras"tu-fâr'ē-u-niz"um, -fär'-, rä"stu-), [key]
— n.
  1. a religious cult, originally of Jamaica, that regards Africa as the Promised Land, to which all true believers will someday return, and the late Haile Selassie I, former emperor of Ethiopia, as the messiah.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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