ras tafari

1. 1.

   emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)

   SynonymsHaile SelassieRas Tafari Makonnen

   Broaderemperor

Questions about ras tafari

What does ras tafari mean?

ras tafari means "emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)".

What is another word for ras tafari?

Close synonyms include Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ras tafari a common word?

ras tafari is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.