heartical
English
Etymology
Adjective
heartical (comparative more heartical, superlative most heartical)
- (Jamaica) Whole-hearted; heartfelt; having integrity.
- 1982, Millard Faristzaddi, Itations of Jamaica and I Rastafari:
- The groundations of Rastafari and the Niyabinghi drums are manifestations for heartical, eartical and churchical expressions at celebrations, signifying a direct link and source of contact with the creator and the power of the Holy Trinity.
- 1994, Manfred Kremser, Ay Bobo: Afro-Karibische Religionen, page 144:
- I know Roots and Culture straight to the max. Because I'm a heartical Ilabash. I'm gonna teach all the youngster.
- 2014, J.W. Pulis, Religion, Diaspora and Cultural Identity, →ISBN:
- Because the word is regarded as inherently life-affirming, it is held that there are no words which can offend the true and heartical Rasta.
- 2015, A Hollington, Traveling Conceptualizations: A cognitive and anthropological linguistic study of Jamaican:
- A heartical thank you to my friend and colleague Havenol “Liveon” M. Schrenk, for the support, assistance and inspiring collaborations.
- (music) Pertaining to Rastafarian music that is secular in nature, intended for dancing or political commentary.
- Antonym: churchical
- 1998, Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, William David Spencer, & Adrian Anthony McFarlane, Chanting Down Babylon: The Rastafari Reader, →ISBN, page 242:
- Rasta music is sometimes played for what the brethren term "heartical" reasons (strictly for pleasure).
- 2003, Dick Hebdige, Cut `n' Mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music, →ISBN, page 40:
- The other type of music is called “heartical” and refers to songs which carry social commentary.
- 2010, Leonard Barrett, The Rastafarians, →ISBN, page 267:
- Churchical adopts the reggae beat to all hymns; heartical is the regular dance music. The latter form is used by the Twelve Tribes of Israel in their dance sessions.