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Definition of Rastafari
1. Noun. (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music.
Generic synonyms: Cult, Youth Subculture
Category relationships: Jamaica
Member holonyms: Rasta, Rastafarian
Definition of Rastafari
1. Proper noun. Rastafarianism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rastafari
Literary usage of Rastafari
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Zur Hierarchie von Fremdenverkehrsgemeinden im bayerischen Alpenraum: Einzel by Eva Ambros, Alfred Neumann, Steven Cohen, Claire Walter (1986)
"Rastafari AND STEELBANDS Caribbean visitors usually expect the lilting sound from
the steel drums. the almost hypnotic rhythms of reggae. and they are never ..."
2. State, Society, and the UN System by Keith Krause, W. Andy Knight (1995)
"51 The Rastafari movement is the most developed and philosophically cohesive ...
The Rastafari built a movement of cultural resistance upon the foundation ..."
3. What Holds Us Together: Social Cohesion in South Africa by David Chidester, Phillip Dexter (2004)
"In the case of Rastafari, Gareth Prince, his religious use of a holy herb was
balanced against the state's interest in controlling that substance as a ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Jamaica by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (2005)
"Tours are led by Rastafari- ans who take visitors through the house and point
out the single bed that Marley wrote about in "Is This Love. ..."
5. A Taste of Jamaica: Where to Find the Very Best Jamaican Food by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (1999)
"... capers, a touch of anchovy and red peppers); ziti arrabbiati con funghi;
lasagne "rastafari" (fresh vegetable lasagne with callaloo and ackee); ..."
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