meditatio
- noun
- /ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən/
- Formal
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meditación
- "Meditation (meditatio) is the methodical and discerning reconsideration of cognition, whether endeavoring to clarify something obscure or searching to penetrate something hidden."
Examples
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As Perkins writes, "The meditatio form allowed Stoics to prepare themselves for the proper assessment of life's vicissitudes by reflecting on them beforehand."
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After much thought, she decided to write a meditatio on her experiences during the retreat.
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A few works, like the Meditatio pauperis, were of limited circulation, but John of Wales was far from obscure.
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Still, other friars might have looked to the Meditatio Pauperis or other works with similar ideas.
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The very notion of meditatio (preparation) rejoins that of vacatio, referring, as it does, to the idea of a temporary departure of the soul from the body in a sort of revelation or ecstatic delight.
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The Meditatio pauperis repeatedly designates Jacob as the progenitor of the Franciscan order, an idea that closely complements another fundamental metaphor in Franciscan thought: the order as a new nation of Israel.
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John of Wales's closing prayer in the Meditatio asks that each Friar Minor might be like the wise virgins of Scripture and enter "into the wedding chamber of the eternal King, Christ, the glorious spouse, to dwell there in eternity as another Benjamin."
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This final section of the Meditatio pauperis is an allegory of the heavenly Jerusalem closely based on Richard of St. Victor's influential mystical treatise of the mid-twelfth century, Benjamin minor.
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A philosopher's meditatio can serve as a deep exploration of moral dilemmas.
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The author wrote a reflective meditatio on the significance of love in human life.
Synonyms
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4.4
A quiet, focused practice of sitting to calm the mind and find inner peace
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Thinking about something very carefully for a long time
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Looking carefully at your own thoughts, feelings, and why you do things
How Reflective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Meditatio comes from the Latin meditari, which means 'to think over' and is the source of the English word meditate. So a meditatio is a quiet, careful act of thinking or a short thoughtful essay, which is why scholars used it for deep philosophical reflection.