contemplation
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4.8
- noun
- /ˌkɒntɛmˈpleɪʃən/
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contemplación
- A man needs a moment of quiet contemplation before making an important decision.
- object of contemplation
- precontemplation
- artistic contemplation
It is to evoke a tradition of contemplation, isolation.
- It is to evoke a tradition of contemplation, isolation.
- He says directly and clearly that contemplation, the Greek word is theoria.
- Did you feel that this on and off moment for work and contemplation affected your project?
- And that's going to take some time, some contemplation, some pause.
- And one of the things that he said is that the law of flotation was not discovered by the contemplation of the sinking of things.
- The morning is a dedication contemplation and the evening is kind of an analytical contemplation.
- And so I try to, I try to avoid making decisions based on such contemplations.
- So if you put yourself in bigger, more intense situations, are you able to find a deeper level of silence and quiet and contemplation?
- And what is the the point of that to the contemplation odd contemplandum dam?
Examples
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The hush was the hush of contemplation, the contemplation of the other.
Fiction book (1996) -
After his conversion, Augustine's plan was to lead a life of contemplation with his friends.
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Did you feel that this on and off moment for work and contemplation affected your project?
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A man needs a moment of quiet contemplation, before heading into battle.
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The thing that my husband would be particularly proud of... is that this center is a place of learning and contemplation.
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Well, after much contemplation, I believe I'm ready.
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As he becomes more aware of God through contemplation, concerns about threats to the limited self recede.
Academic text (1993) -
We hope that your journey through the exhibit has been one of reflective contemplation allowing for a new perspective and insight.
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The ways of knowing may be provoked in a child's contemplation of the sky.
Academic text (1990) -
I plan to retire to a monastery and devote my remaining years to the contemplation of goodness.
Synonyms
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1.8
Careful use of your mind to consider something
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2.9
Careful thought or discussion before making a decision
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3.7
Careful thought before making a decision
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6.3
A time when someone thinks quietly and deeply about something
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3.9
A long, deep period of thinking about serious ideas
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7.4
Long, careful thinking about something
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9.1
A process of thinking carefully about something
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8.5
Careful, deep thinking about something before deciding
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9.1
A careful, serious kind of thinking about something
A long quiet time spent thinking deeply about something
A state of being quiet and thinking deeply
Deep, quiet thinking or a short thoughtful essay
Careful deep thinking to solve a problem or create a new idea
A quiet state of deep, serious thinking
Careful thought about something
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Morphology
contemplation = contemplate (transparent) = contemplate + ion
A regular nominalization of the verb 'contemplate' with '-ion'; the noun denotes the act or state of contemplating.
Etymology
The word contemplation comes from Latin parts con- ('with') and templum ('a marked or sacred space') where people would stand to watch the sky, so it originally meant quietly watching or thinking in a special place. That's why contemplation now means long, quiet thinking or looking thoughtfully at something.