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   contemplation

   /ˌkɒntɛmˈpleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time: "the road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery" Similar viewingregardingexaminationinspectionobservationsurveystudyscrutinyscanningstaring atgazing ateyeing
   • ▪ deep reflective thought: "he would retire to his room for study or contemplation" Similar thoughtmeditationconsiderationponderingreflectionthinkingmusingruminationdeliberationcogitationreverieconcentrationintrospectioninformal:brown studyformal:cerebration
   • ▪ the state of being considered or planned: "substantial fitting work is in contemplation"
   • ▪ religious meditation.
   • ▪ a form of Christian prayer or meditation in which a person seeks to pass beyond mental images and concepts to a direct experience of the divine.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin contemplatio(n-), from the verb contemplari (see contemplate).

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   The meaning of CONTEMPLATION is concentration on spiritual things as a form of private devotion. How to use contemplation in a sentence.

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   CONTEMPLATION definition: 1. serious and quiet thought for a period of time: 2. serious and quiet thought for a period of…. Learn more.

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   Contemplation definition: the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.. See examples of CONTEMPLATION used in a sentence.

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   serious and quiet thought for a period of time: lost in contemplation She was staring out over the lake, lost in contemplation. The nuns have an hour for silent contemplation every morning. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Thinking and contemplating. a brown study idiom. agonize over/about something. beard-stroking. bethink. grapple.

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   Contemplation is long, hard thinking about something. If you’re writing a book on the meaning of the universe, then you’re going to need to do a great deal of contemplation.

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   contemplation. the act of thinking deeply about something. He sat there deep in contemplation. Let's take a few moments of quiet contemplation. The monks dedicate themselves to a life of prayer and contemplation. the act of looking at something in a calm and careful way.

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   to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on; to view as likely or probable or as an end or intention; ponder, meditate… See the full definition

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   1. the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation. 2. full or deep consideration; reflection. religious contemplation.

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    Contemplate definition: to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully. See examples of CONTEMPLATE used in a sentence.

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    the act of looking at something in a calm and careful way She turned from her contemplation of the photograph. being considered By 1613 even more desperate measures were in contemplation. Definition of contemplation noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.