heartical

comparative more heartical · superlative most heartical

1. JamaicaWhole-hearted; heartfelt; having integrity.

   I know Roots and Culture straight to the max. Because I'm a heartical Ilabash. I'm gonna teach all the youngster.

   1994, Manfred Kremser, Ay Bobo: Afro-Karibische Religionen, page 144

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   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.

   1982, Millard Faristzaddi, Itations of Jamaica and I Rastafari

   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.

   2014, J.W. Pulis, Religion, Diaspora and Cultural Identity, →ISBN

   A heartical thank you to my friend and colleague Havenol “Liveon” M. Schrenk, for the support, assistance and inspiring collaborations.

   2015, A Hollington, Traveling Conceptualizations: A cognitive and anthropological linguistic study of Jamaican

2. entertainmentPertaining to Rastafarian music that is secular in nature, intended for dancing or political commentary.

   The other type of music is called “heartical” and refers to songs which carry social commentary.

   2003, Dick Hebdige, Cut `n' Mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music, →ISBN, page 40

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   Rasta music is sometimes played for what the brethren term "heartical" reasons (strictly for pleasure).

   1998, Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, William David Spencer, Adrian Anthony McFarlane, Chanting Down Babylon: The Rastafari Reader, →ISBN, page 242

   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.

   2010, Leonard Barrett, The Rastafarians, →ISBN, page 267

   Antonyms: churchical