Ras|ta|far|i|an

Ras|ta|far|i|an
Ras|ta|far|i|an «RAS tuh FAIR ee uhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
a member of a West Indian cult of black nationalists, especially in Jamaica, that worship the former Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, as God.
–adj.
of or having to do with this cult.
[< Ras Tafari, the title and surname of Emperor Haile Selassie + -an]

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