Rastafarianism

== English == === Etymology === From Rastafarian +‎ -ism, from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ (ras täfäri, from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) +‎ ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”)), a title of Haile Selassie. === Proper noun === Rastafarianism A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations. ==== Usage notes ==== The term is disparaged by many Rastafari, who believe that the use of -ism implies religious doctrine and institutional organisation, things they wish to avoid. ==== Synonyms ==== Rasta Rastafari ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Rastafarian ==== Translations ====