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contemplation

noun
/ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/UK/ˌkɑntəmˈpleɪʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio. By surface analysis, contemplate + -ion.

  1. derived from contemplatio
  2. derived from contemplation
  3. inherited from contemplacioun

Definitions

  1. The act of contemplating

    The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.

    • Near-synonyms: meditation, cogitation; see also Thesaurus:attention, Thesaurus:consideration
    • Mr. Pickwick congratulated the fortunate owner of the irresistible garments on their acquisition; and Mr. Peter Magnus remained a few moments apparently absorbed in contemplation.

  2. Holy meditation.

    • Near-synonyms: devotions, prayer
    • Whilst he roamed about with his flocks, through ice and snow, communion with his God in prayer, and quiet contemplation, were his portion.

  3. The act of looking forward to a future event.

    • Near-synonym: anticipation
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The state of being considered or planned.

      • Near-synonyms: consideration, planning, proposal
      • contemplation of port facility expansion
      • He concludes: "This letter is written in contemplation of legal proceedings, and is a pre-action protocol letter within the meaning of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998."

The neighborhood

Derived

contemplationism, contemplationist, recontemplation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for contemplation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA