heartical

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English

Etymology

From heart +‎ -ical.

Adjective

heartical (comparative more heartical, superlative most heartical)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.

Anagrams

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, "from the heart." English heart + suffix -ical.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈ(h)ɑː(ɹ)tɪ.kal/
  • Hyphenation: hear‧ti‧cal

Adjective

heartical

  1. authentic, genuine, real, true (authentic)
    your heartical brejrin ― your true friend
    Unu fi gwaan use unu heartical language. But mind weh unu seh.
    You should continue using your true language. But be careful what you say.

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