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Noun: Rastafari
  1. A religious and cultural movement that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s (not 1950s), believing Haile Selassie I to be the messiah; adherents typically grow dreadlocks, follow dietary laws, and consider Ethiopia the Promised Land
    - Rastas
Noun: Ras Tafari
  1. Emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)
    - Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen

Type of: cult, emperor, youth subculture

Encyclopedia: Rastafari

Ras Tafari