noun
Origin:
Origin: After Ras Tafari Makonnen, former name of Haile Selassie, proclaimed a divine being by adherents
Origin: : Amharic ras, head, prince; see rאš in Semitic roots
Origin: + Amharic täfäri, to be feared
Origin: , participle of täfärra, to be feared, derived stem of färra, to fear, respect; see prh in Semitic roots
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