contemplator
- noun
- /kənˈtɛm.pləˌteɪ.tər/
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contemplador
- Acts 14:17 made this point—it told of gentile contemplators and worshippers, persons called and blessed by God's gracious aid.
Examples
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In addition, contemplators, or individuals who are inactive but intend to become more active, perceive more time-effort barriers to exercise participation than do individuals who are in the training stage of exercise.
Academic text (2005) -
Ego orientations were highest in this sample among contemplators, suggesting that ego cues may be most relevant during this stage but become less meaningful over time.
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If only the institution of art criticism, particularly that of the daily newspaper, were to think and write in a way that points to the joy and labor of making art instead of creating a fuss over what might go wrong or who triumphs for a season, then the intellectual processes of audience, creator, and contemplator would be more deftly combined, and the making of art would be the shared pleasure.
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As a thoughtful contemplator, she often spends hours meditating in her garden.
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The artist sat quietly as a contemplator, reflecting on the beauty of the landscape before her.
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During his retreat, he embraced his role as a contemplator, pondering life’s deeper questions.
Synonyms
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3.8
A person who has deep ideas about important subjects
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3.7
A person who sits quietly and focuses on breathing to relax
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4.2
A person who spends time on serious, important ideas
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6.7
A person who spends a lot of time in quiet prayer or thought
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7.5
A person who thinks deeply about ideas or problems
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9.4
A person who thinks deeply about basic questions of life
A person who spends time quietly thinking about life
A person who thinks deeply about ideas or problems
A person who often thinks quietly and carefully about things
A person who thinks carefully for a long time about problems or ideas
A person who often thinks deeply about their own thoughts and feelings
How Contemplative
Surface Forms
Morphology
contemplator = contemplate (transparent) = contemplate + or
Standard agentive noun formation from the verb 'contemplate' yields 'one who contemplates', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Contemplator comes from the Latin verb contemplari, which meant 'to observe' and was linked to temple, a quiet sacred place. So a contemplator is someone who sits quietly to think or meditate.