RASTAFARIANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rastafarianism mean? 

• RASTAFARIANISM (noun)
  The noun RASTAFARIANISM has 1 sense:

1. a religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land

  Familiarity information: RASTAFARIANISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RASTAFARIANISM (noun)

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Meaning:

A religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Rastafarianism" is a kind of...):

cult; cultus; religious cult (a system of religious beliefs and rituals)