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Rastafarian

Ras·ta·far·i·an / ˌrastəˈfe(ə)rēən; -ˈfärēən/ • adj. of or 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. • n. 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. DERIVATIVES: Ras·ta·far·i·an·ism n.

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