/ras'teuh fair"ee euhn, -fahr"-, rah'steuh-/ , n.
1. a follower of Rastafarianism.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians.
[ ras täfäri Prince Tafari, the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie ( ras prince, orig., head; täfäri an Amharic personal name, lit., (one to be) feared, respected, prp. from passive s. färra (v.) fear, respect) + -AN ]