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- noun Plural form of
Rastafarian .
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Examples
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By the way, I’m pretty sure Jah is the word Rastafarians use to call God I’m Jamaican but not a Rasta, so I think it’s a little strange for your wife to call the cinnamon stick guy that…
Fanta Flavor Is “Inspired by Jamaica” » Sociological Images 2009
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About 300 inmates identify as Rastafarians, but only about a dozen are out of compliance with the policy, department officials said.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The "Rastafarians" list includes The Rastafarians: Sounds of Cultural Dissonance by Leonard Barrett.
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The "Rastafarians" list includes The Rastafarians: Sounds of Cultural Dissonance by Leonard Barrett.
Philocrites: Unitarian books not approved for prison libraries. 2007
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Rastafarians, or the operators of an opium den, or members of a tribe that smokes peyote or chews coca leaves.
Daniel in a Den of Liberalism vic fortezza 2011
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The Azteca are modeled after the Aztecs of South America, the alien Loa that many in Capitol City worship are references to the practice of voodoo in Haiti and other areas, and even the Rastafarians briefly mentioned come from Jamaica.
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And yet, asked what he had in mind when he superimposed sunglasses and a guitar on one of Mr. Cariou's Rastafarians, this was the best Mr. Prince could come up with: "He's playing the guitar now, it looks like he's playing the guitar, it looks as if he's always played the guitar, that's what my message was."
When Appropriation Masquerades as Reconceptualized Art Eric Felten 2011
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After Rastafarians and other prisoners were removed from solitary confinement for refusing to cut their hair, Virginia prison officials have now moved them to maximum security facilities.
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The images Mr. Prince used for a 2008 show in Manhattan came overwhelmingly from a book, "Yes, Rasta," by French photographer Patrick Cariou, who had spent six years taking pictures of Rastafarians in Jamaica.
When Appropriation Masquerades as Reconceptualized Art Eric Felten 2011
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The two men, who have not been identified in Italian media reports or by the base, reportedly told an Italian judge they are Rastafarians and the pound of marijuana they had in their possession would be used for religious purposes, according to an article in Il Gazzettino newspaper.
Religion News Roundup: Atheism; Transcendental Meditation; Marijuana for religious use; and more 2009
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