Meaning
Completeness, totality, or abundance — the whole of a thing. Central to Rastafari speech, to receive something 'inna di fullness' is to receive it completely and without lack, and 'the fullness of time' is when all comes to pass as it should, in its proper season. The word reaches for wholeness and plenty, both material and spiritual, and it belongs to the upful, elevated register of the faith, where 'fullness' names the rich, complete flowering of a life, a blessing, or a truth.
Examples
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Give thanks fi di fullness a life.
Give thanks for the fullness of life.
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It a go reveal inna di fullness a time.
It will be revealed in the fullness of time.
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Mi receive di blessing inna di fullness.
I received the blessing in its completeness.
Origin
From English 'fullness', taken up in Rastafari speech (with biblical resonance) to mean wholeness and completeness.
How it’s used
A weighty, spiritual word for totality and abundance, common in Rastafari reasoning and conscious reggae.