contemplative
adjEtymology
From Middle English contemplatyve, contemplatyf, from Old French contemplatif, from Latin contemplātīvus.
- derived from contemplātīvus
- inherited from contemplatyve
Definitions
Inclined to contemplate
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially…
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation.
- contemplative faculties
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In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the…
In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as one's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
- The contemplative must not expect exotic feelings, visions or heavenly voices; these did not come from God but from his own fevered imagination and would merely distract him from his true objective [...].
The neighborhood
- synonymattentive
- synonymcalculant
- synonymcogitabund
- synonymcontemplative
- synonymdeliberative
- synonymintelligent
- synonymintrospective
- synonymmeditative
- synonymmuseful
- synonymmusing
- synonympensive
- synonymreflective
- neighborcontemplate
- neighbortemperate
- neighborbehavioral
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at contemplative. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at contemplative. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at contemplative
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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