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Definition of Rastafarian

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians.

2. Noun. Follower of Rastafarianism.

3. Noun. (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine.

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 (current term) 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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