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Ras·ta·far·ian (ras′tə far′ē ən, räs′tə fär′-)

noun

a member of a Jamaican religious sect which holds that Haile Selassie was divine and a savior, that Ethiopia is Eden, and that blacks will eventually be repatriated to Africa
also called Rasta Ras′·ta (ras′tə)

Etymology: < Ras Tafari, earlier name of Haile Selassie

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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