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单词 Rastafarian
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Definition of Rastafarian in English:

Rastafarian

adjective ˌrastəˈfɑːrɪənˌrastəˈfɛːrɪənˌræstəˈfɛriən
  • Relating to a religious movement of Jamaican origin holding that Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was the Messiah and that black people are the chosen people and will eventually return to their African homeland.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Rastafarian religion inspired by Emperor Haile Selassie is what brought American Gladstone Robinson to Ethiopia 40 years ago.
    • The Kebra Negast is a book of Rastafarian spirituality and religious interpretations.
    • Jamaica had its home grown Rastafarian revolution and Haiti's refusal to bow is famous.
    • The two suspects told police they are Rastafarians, but Rastafarian leaders on the island have denounced the attack.
    • From Garvey's teachings, the Rastafarian movement emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s.
    • Since 1930 an important part of Rastafarian theology is the idea of repatriation to Africa in order to escape oppression in ‘Babylon.’
noun ˌrastəˈfɑːrɪənˌrastəˈfɛːrɪənˌræstəˈfɛriən
  • A member of the Rastafarian religious movement. Rastafarians have distinctive codes of behaviour and dress, including the wearing of dreadlocks and the smoking of cannabis, and they follow a diet that excludes pork, shellfish, and milk.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is why Rastafarians refer to the repressive outside world as Babylon.
    • I was part of the Holy Ground; the place the Rastafarians worshipped the leader of their clan, and their God.
    • Other Rastafarians denounced the violence, saying it violated the religion's belief in peaceful coexistence.
    • The two suspects told police they are Rastafarians, but Rastafarian leaders on the island have denounced the attack.
    • The two men were believed to be Rastafarians and members of an anti-Catholic cult.

Derivatives

  • Rastafarianism

  • noun
    • I presume it shares memes with Rastafarianism and the Coptic Church.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Bahai religions are also practiced, as is Rastafarianism.
      • We were asked about the religion of Rastafarianism, which is very prominent in that country.
      • Reggae is an African-Caribbean style of music developed on the island of Jamaica and is closely linked to the religion of Rastafarianism.
      • For these men, Rastafarianism is a spiritual thing and involves living according to the teachings of Haile Selassie.

Origin

1930s: from Ras Tafari (see Rastafari) + -an.

Rhymes

agrarian, antiquarian, apiarian, Aquarian, Arian, Aryan, authoritarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Caesarean (US Cesarean), centenarian, communitarian, contrarian, Darien, disciplinarian, egalitarian, equalitarian, establishmentarian, fruitarian, Gibraltarian, grammarian, Hanoverian, humanitarian, Hungarian, latitudinarian, libertarian, librarian, majoritarian, millenarian, necessarian, necessitarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, ovarian, Parian, parliamentarian, planarian, predestinarian, prelapsarian, proletarian, quadragenarian, quinquagenarian, quodlibetarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sabbatarian, Sagittarian, sanitarian, Sauveterrian, sectarian, seminarian, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, topiarian, totalitarian, Trinitarian, ubiquitarian, Unitarian, utilitarian, valetudinarian, vegetarian, veterinarian, vulgarian
 
 

Definition of Rastafarian in US English:

Rastafarian

adjectiveˌræstəˈfɛriənˌrastəˈferēən
  • Relating to a religious movement of Jamaican origin holding that blacks are the chosen people, that Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was the Messiah, and that black people will eventually return to their Africa.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Jamaica had its home grown Rastafarian revolution and Haiti's refusal to bow is famous.
    • The Kebra Negast is a book of Rastafarian spirituality and religious interpretations.
    • The two suspects told police they are Rastafarians, but Rastafarian leaders on the island have denounced the attack.
    • The Rastafarian religion inspired by Emperor Haile Selassie is what brought American Gladstone Robinson to Ethiopia 40 years ago.
    • From Garvey's teachings, the Rastafarian movement emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s.
    • Since 1930 an important part of Rastafarian theology is the idea of repatriation to Africa in order to escape oppression in ‘Babylon.’
nounˌræstəˈfɛriənˌrastəˈferēən
  • A member of the Rastafarian religious movement. Rastafarians have distinctive codes of behavior and dress, including the wearing of dreadlocks, the smoking of cannabis, the rejection of Western medicine, and adherence to a diet that excludes pork, shellfish, and milk.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The two men were believed to be Rastafarians and members of an anti-Catholic cult.
    • I was part of the Holy Ground; the place the Rastafarians worshipped the leader of their clan, and their God.
    • Other Rastafarians denounced the violence, saying it violated the religion's belief in peaceful coexistence.
    • This is why Rastafarians refer to the repressive outside world as Babylon.
    • The two suspects told police they are Rastafarians, but Rastafarian leaders on the island have denounced the attack.

Origin

1930s: from Ras Tafari (see Rastafari) + -an.

 
 
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