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Rastafari in a sentence
Related words
Rastafari meaning
Rastafarianism.
Synonyms of Rastafari
Using Rastafari
- The main meaning on this page is: Rastafarianism.
- Useful related words include: rastas, youth subculture, religious movement.
- In the example corpus, rastafari often appears in combinations such as: the rastafari, rastafari movement, of rastafari.
Context around Rastafari
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rastafari
- In this selection, "rastafari" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, farmers, jah, large, movement, agricultural and community stand out and add context to how "rastafari" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include s farmers rastafari agricultural and and a result rastafari became much. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rastafari" sits close to words such as abbasid, acrobatics and admissible, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rastafari
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
PM Browne wants closer relationship with Rastafari community after sacramental authorisation. (11 words)
Afro-Christian syncretic religions such as the Rastafari movement also have a significant following. (14 words)
Jah Rastafari: They sold out at Marketplace Hamilton yesterday so supply has a ways to go. (16 words)
After a three-year hiatus, the Bordeaux’s Farmers Rastafari Agricultural and Cultural Vegan Food Fair is back for its 24th anniversary, with Llewellyn “Brother” Charles of Mother Nature Farms being dubbed this year’s Farmer of the Year. (39 words)
Benita Martin was chosen by her fellow farmers to wear the title of Farmer of the Year, and has been a part of Bordeaux’s Farmers Rastafari Agricultural and Cultural Vegan Food every year, including this one. (37 words)
Regrettably, as Prime Minister Browne pointed out in his public apology, “Even as the colonial establishment retreated from whence they came and people born in Caribbean countries replaced them in authority, the Rastafari continued to be marginalised. (37 words)
Why is it that the music of Reggae and Rastafari has come to be the strongest influence for you? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, in international communities with large Rastafari populations, Rastafari have created tabernacles, churches, headquarters, and temples as spiritual meeting centers.
Rastafari purists also sometimes refer to such dreadlocked individuals as "wolves", as in "a wolf in sheep's clothing", especially when they are seen as trouble-makers who might potentially discredit or infiltrate Rastafari.
This has created conflict between some Rastas and some members of the academic community studying Rastafari, who insist on calling this faith "Rastafarianism" in spite of the disapproval this generates within the Rastafari movement.
After a three-year hiatus, the Bordeaux’s Farmers Rastafari Agricultural and Cultural Vegan Food Fair is back for its 24th anniversary, with Llewellyn “Brother” Charles of Mother Nature Farms being dubbed this year’s Farmer of the Year.
PM Browne wants closer relationship with Rastafari community after sacramental authorisation.
The line-up of activities promises a feast of cultural immersion with live concerts, ancestral drumming sessions, an arts and crafts marketplace, and a showcase of ital – traditional Rastafari cuisine.
The Rastafari movement started with a 1920s prophecy by Jamaican Black activist Marcus Mosiah Garvey who said to look to Africa for Black redemption as one day a King will be crowned.
The Rastafari faith is rooted in 1930s Jamaica, growing as a response by Black people to white colonial oppression.
Also involved were the constituent member-organizations of the NRC, including the National Youth Council, the Monsignor Patrick Anthony Folk Research Center, the Archaeological and Historical Society and the Iyanola Council for Advancement of Rastafari.
Benita Martin was chosen by her fellow farmers to wear the title of Farmer of the Year, and has been a part of Bordeaux’s Farmers Rastafari Agricultural and Cultural Vegan Food every year, including this one.
In fact, consuming ganja (a Hindi word for cannabis) for spiritual purposes as part of Rastafari traditions was illegal in Jamaica until 2015.
Jah Rastafari: They sold out at Marketplace Hamilton yesterday so supply has a ways to go.
Rastafari Experience Antigua – an eco-tour company created to increase awareness of the area’s significance – has long been championing the cause, alongside the Bendals community group.
Why is it that the music of Reggae and Rastafari has come to be the strongest influence for you?
Charles, who described himself as Rastafari, was asked how does he feel about the fact that his brethren are divided in their position about the issues.
Regrettably, as Prime Minister Browne pointed out in his public apology, “Even as the colonial establishment retreated from whence they came and people born in Caribbean countries replaced them in authority, the Rastafari continued to be marginalised.
The 63-year-old father-of-five was an old-school dance DJ who, despite his white Irish heritage, was known to shout "Jah Rastafari" during sets.
Afro-Christian syncretic religions such as the Rastafari movement also have a significant following.
As a result, Rastafari became much better known throughout much of the world. citation Bob Marley's posthumously released song " Iron Lion Zion " refers to Haile Selassie.
As "I and I" can also refer to us, them, or even you, it is used as a practical linguistic rejection of the separation of the individual from the larger Rastafari community, and Jah himself.
Common combinations with rastafari
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: