Definitions

1. noun

A title given to the emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.

“Haile Selassie was the last emperor of Ethiopia.”

2. proper noun

Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, also used as a symbol of the Rastafari movement.

“The Rastafarian community in Jamaica still reveres Haile Selassie as a messiah.”