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meditation

meditation

22 3.9
A long, deep period of thinking about serious ideas
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən/
translation icon : reflexión
  • In yoga class, we engage in a daily meditation to calm our minds and focus on our breath.
  • Meditation program
  • extended meditation
  • personal meditation

And I've meditated with some of the the the best meditation teachers on the planet.

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Examples

  • But it's a very subtle meditation on memory, time, love, loss.

  • So through meditation and through meditation apps, we can sit, we can pause, we can breathe.

  • Now, getting into that deep meditation state is doing the same thing without a book.

  • But that may be your meditation or your understanding of such times.

  • If we use meditation to improve ourselves, then we're back in thinking and stories.

  • In this meditation, we're going to play with the idea of motivation.

  • It's an amazing meditation on motherhood and grief.

  • Hers was Gift from the Sea, a philosophical meditation on women's lives in this century.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • As Morrison wrote, "the subject of the dream is the dreamer," an "extraordinary meditation on the self."

    Academic text (1997)
  • Further, researchers have suggested that meditation may be beneficial in alleviating both hostility and depression.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

contemplation
vsmeditation
25 4.8

Thinking about something very carefully for a long time

is inward continuous deep thinking rather than extended visual attention
musing
vsmeditation
25 6.3

A time when someone thinks quietly and deeply about something

is a deliberate continuous act rather than a relaxed time of thought
speculation
vsmeditation
10 6.2

A long careful thought about ideas with no clear answer

is broader deep thought not limited to abstract or philosophical topics
samadhi
vsmeditation
1 9.9

A very deep meditation when the mind becomes completely still and peaceful

is ordinary deep continuous thinking without implied spiritual union or absorption
in deep thought
vsmeditation
1 4.2

Focusing very seriously on something in your mind

is the deliberate practice of sustained deep thinking rather than a simple state
meditatio
vsmeditation
  • Formal
9.9

Deep, quiet thinking or a short thoughtful essay

is the mental act itself rather than a written or academic form
pondering
vsmeditation
5.5

Thinking carefully for a long time about something

describes prolonged continuous deep thought rather than momentary engagement
dhyana
vsmeditation
9.9

A deep state of calm, focused meditation in Hinduism, Buddhism, and yoga

is general deep continuous thought not tied to specific religious practices

How Deep

meditation
22 3.9
contemplation
25 4.8
reflection
119 3.7
consideration
148 2.9
thought
1.4

Surface Forms

meditation singular
meditations plural

Morphology

meditation = meditate (transparent) = meditate + ion

Standard formation from the verb 'meditate' to a noun denoting the act or practice, following productive English morphology.

Etymology

Meditation comes from the Latin verb meditari, which means 'to think' or 'to reflect'. That's why a meditation can also mean deep, continuous thought about a serious idea or question.