Definition of Rastafarian

1. Noun. Follower of Rastafarianism.

Exact synonyms: Rasta
Group relationships: Rastafari, Rastas
Generic synonyms: Adherent, Disciple

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians.
Derivative terms: Rasta
Partainyms: Rastafarianism

3. Noun. (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine.
Generic synonyms: Cult
Category relationships: Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic Of Ethiopia, Yaltopya

Definition of Rastafarian

1. Noun. (rasta) an adherent of Rastafarianism ¹

2. Adjective. (rasta) of, or relating to Rastafarianism or its adherents ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rastafarian

Rascolniks
Rashomon effect
Rasht
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rask
Raskolnik
Raskolnikov
Raskolniks
Rasmus Christian Rask
Rasmussen
Rasmussen's aneurysm
Rasputin
Rasputinesque
Rasta
Rastafari
Rastafarian
Rastafarianism
Rastafarians
Rastaman
Rastamen
Rastas
Rastelli's operation
Rastus
Rathke's bundles
Rathke's cleft cyst
Rathke's diverticulum
Rathke's pouch
Rathke's pouch tumour
Rathnupur
Ratibida

Literary usage of Rastafarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"Governmental Abuses of Religious Freedom There were no confirmed reports that the Government abused religious freedom; however, members of the rastafarian ..."

2. Caribbean by Barbara Ender-Jones (2001)
"Jamaica A rastafarian beret with a fringe of false dreadlocks attached; rastafarian carvings on lignum vitae, a light-coloured hardwood: a recording of ..."

3. Adventure Guide to St Vincent, Grenada and the Grenadines by Cindy Kilgorie Brown, Alan Moore (2003)
"RASTAS The rastafarian culture is world-renowned. ... The rastafarian will also smoke marijuana, which may leave some people wondering how they can get ..."

4. Jamaica by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (2000)
"rastafarian women generally wear locks as well, along with African clothing and headwraps. The Rastas, once discriminated against in Jamaican society, ..."

5. Jamaica Alive! by P. Permenter, J. Bigley (1999)
"One of the most recognized facets of Jamaican life is the rastafarian movement. ... rastafarian women generally wear locks as well, along with African ..."

6. Indigenous Knowledge and Its Uses in SA by Hans Normann, Ina Snyman (1996)
"However, studies undertaken by students in the Department of Botany at the University of the Western Cape, which focused on herb sellers and rastafarian ..."

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