looking at; thinking about; meditation, deep thought
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Contemplation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.
The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.
(n.)
The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.
The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.
(n.)
Holy meditation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutHoly meditation.
contemplation
\con`tem*pla"tion\ (?), n. [f. contemplation, l. contemplatio.]
1. the act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study. in contemplation of created things, by steps we may ascend to god. contemplation is keeping the idea which is brought into the mind for some time actually in view.
2. holy meditation. [obs.] to live in prayer and contemplation.
3. the act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing. in contemplation of returning at an early date, he left.
similar words(2)
self-contemplation
to have in contemplation
Noun
1. a long and thoughtful observation
(hypernym) stare
(derivation) contemplate
2. a calm lengthy intent consideration
(synonym) reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
(hypernym) consideration
(hyponym) cogitation, study
(derivation) contemplate
Contemplation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The word contemplation comes from the Latin word contemplatio. Its root is also that of the Latin word templum, a piece of ground consecrated for the taking of auspices, or a building for worship, derived either from Proto-Indo-European base *tem- "to cut", and so a "place reserved or cut out" or from the Proto-Indo-European base *temp- "to stretch", and thus referring to a cleared space in front of an altar. The Latin word contemplatio was used to translate the Greek word θεωρία (theoria). In a religious sense, contemplation is usually a type of prayer or meditation.
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Contemplation Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
contemplation; examination
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About
Dhyana (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root dhyai to contemplate, meditate] Profound spiritual-intellectual contemplation, with utter detachment from all objects of sense and of a lower mental character; one of the six paramitas in Buddhism. See also JHANA
