Rastafari

See also: rastafari

English

 

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Rastafari movement

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Etymology

From Amharic ራስ (ras, “Duke”, literally “head”) and ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”) from ተፈሪ መኮንን (täfäri mäkonn, “Haile Selassie”, literally “feared (son of) Makonnen”). More at Haile Selassie.

Proper noun

Rastafari

1. Rastafarianism.

   Synonym: Rasta

Noun

Rastafari (plural Rastafari or Rastafaris)

1. A Rastafarian.
   • 1994, Barry Chevannes, Rastafari: Roots and Ideology, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 190:

     At the same time, social, economic, and even political relations remain individualistic and personal rather than communitarian as in the case of the Bobo. Thus most Rastafari are allowed to lead their own lives as members of a religion but without the risk of violating collective discipline. They have a sense of identity but without ritual obligation.

   • 2018, Michael Barnett, The Rastafari Movement: A North American and Caribbean Perspective, Routledge, →ISBN:

     Over time, the Bible has been altered from its original state. For political and economic reasons, things have been edited out, especially in the case of the King James I version of the Bible (Nicholas 1979). Therefore many Rastafari are particularly selective about what they believe in the scriptures.

   • 2020, Erin C. MacLeod, “Rastafari Citizenship Strategies in Ethiopia: Ethnic Existence, Diaspora Claims, Resident Identification”, in Ian O. Boxill, editor, Ideaz, volume 15 (A 2020 Vision Perspective on the Rastafari Movement: Revisiting the Field & Taking Steps Forward), Kingston: Arawak Publications, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 167:

     Repatriation is viewed as a must for Rastafari, and the earliest Rastafari did not have the resources to make this return possible or, as anthropologist Charles Price details, “sold all they possessed in order to leave for Africa” (2009, 218). Price has spoken of the shift in class among Rastafari; though many Rastafari are still economically deprived, there do exist “monied Rastafari” (ibid.).

Descendants

• ⇒ Irish: Rastafáraí

Adjective

Rastafari (not comparable)

1. Rastafarian.
   • 1979, Larry Sloman, “Overture”, in Reefer Madness: The History of Marijuana in America, Indianapolis, Ind.: Bobbs-Merrill Company, →ISBN, page 15:

     “Are you from Jamaica?” he blurted out. / The Rastafarian stopped and looked at the reporter with soft red eyes. “Who, I? Sí.” / “Are you Rastafari?” Sloman pressed.

   • 1991, David Dabydeen, chapter II, in The Intended, London: Minerva, published 1992, →ISBN, page 87:

     All that was behind him, he said, for he had become Rastafari and all he wanted to do was to learn black history and spread love and feelings to everybody.

   • 2009, Charles Price, “Encounters”, in Becoming Rasta: Origins of Rastafari Identity in Jamaica, New York, N.Y.: New York University Press, →ISBN, page 145:

     Ras Sam Brown, for example, explains why he is Rastafari by situating himself as a link between the past and present: […]

Indonesian

 

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

Rastafari

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Etymology

Borrowed from English Rastafari.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /rastaˈfari/ [ras.t̪aˈfa.ri]
• Rhymes: -ari
• Syllabification: Ras‧ta‧fa‧ri

Proper noun

Rastafari

1. Rastafari

Further reading

• “Rastafari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.