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by cha
(taguig city philippines)

Q: Can you give me a list of rastafari terms???

A: Here's some of the main ones...
1. Jah - god
2. Jah Rastafari - Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie
3. Ital - spiritually blessed food that has not touched modern chemicals and is served without preservatives
4. dreadlocks - rastafarian dreads
5. Haile Selassie - The chosen one
5. Babylon - Human government and institutions of opression
6. Polytricks - rasta term for politics
7. Everliving - everlasting
8. Downpression - oppression
9. Livication - dedication
10. Outvention - invention
11. Overstanding - understanding
12. Armagiddion - the wicked state of the world
13. Zion - Ethiopia or the continent of Africa
14. Whore of Babylon - revelation character of evil rulers.
15. The letter "I" - replaces the phrase "me" in all words.
16. the phrase "ism" - is not used in any word by the rasta man, it conotates, lying, wickedness, and confusion.

Hope these helps...