Contemplation

Word CONTEMPLATION
Character 13
Hyphenation con tem pla tion
Pronunciations /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Contemplation"

What do we mean by contemplation?

The act or state of contemplating. noun

Thoughtful observation or study. noun

Meditation on spiritual matters, especially as a form of devotion. noun

Intention or expectation. noun

The act of looking attentively or steadfastly at anything. noun

The act of holding an idea continuously before the mind; mental vision; the thinking long of anything in a somewhat passive way. noun

Continued or steadfast thinking in general, without reference to a particular object; musing; reverie. noun

Religious meditation. noun

The act of intending, purposing, or considering, with a view to carrying into effect; expectation with intention. noun

The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study. noun

Holy meditation. noun

The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing. noun

To inted or purpose, or to have under consideration. noun

The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study. noun

Holy meditation. noun

The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing. noun

A long and thoughtful observation noun

A calm, lengthy, intent consideration noun

The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought

Holy meditation.

The act of looking forward to a future event

To be thoughtful, to express your feelings and emotions/ to try and communicate with god within yourself, to prey or request with him Urban Dictionary

The essence of this word, or its stem is: To temporarily elate any cons. Thus contemplate. Think deeply, going within the metacaverns of your colorful mind, exposing the inner, radical contents of the unconcious centres and bringing them to the light.. in the end you get a highly-defined, crystal view of any situation or thought/phenomena.. hyperdynamic states of awareness, your seed is planted, interconnected and synchronized with all beings, becoming one four-dimensional harmonginous fungai of Sacred imagination, mirroring through quadre-polegonic trapeziums, ascending the juzembi-roughers into to creatures of multi-hexangular LOVE!!!! Urban Dictionary

A state of thoughtful tranquility which is blissfully useless, like meditation but takes less work. Variants: plicity. Adjective: contemplicitous, plicitous. Urban Dictionary

The quality or characteristic to assess the possible Urban Dictionary

Con·tem·pla·tive –adjective 1. given to or characterized by contemplation –noun 2. a person devoted to contemplation, as a monk Urban Dictionary

When someone lays on top of you and lightly places their lips on your lips and the two of you say "contemplate" back and fourth. Same effect as a kiss. Urban Dictionary

A three sided square Urban Dictionary

Someone who sits around anxiously thinking about the Oakland Raiders all day instead of doing anything productive at all. A contemplator may also contemplate new definitions for their new found self identity in hopes of finally finding themselves. Urban Dictionary

Someone who sits around thinking about other people's parents all day instead of doing work. Urban Dictionary

A saying made by Stranger Things Jim Hopper David Harbour that is literally the meaning of life. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Contemplation

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The word "contemplation" in example sentences

Thus we use the word contemplation so people might know we are talking about a totally different operating system, different software where the private self is not the center of attention and interpretation. ❋ Fr. Richard Rohr (2011)

There's what we call the contemplation of place in our spirituality. posted by pgenrestories at 2:00 PM ❋ Unknown (2010)

This kind of contemplation is to be distinguished from the more open, and more quiet, and more troubling introverted contemplation that Hartman describes. ❋ Unknown (2001)

We can learn to heal our reactive responses by seeking "emotional sobriety," which is really the task that we call contemplation. ❋ Fr. Richard Rohr (2011)

The percipient who settles for contemplation is unable to experience art in quite this active way, but neither is the one driven by the sheer desire for beauty, who is willing to sacrifice the particularity of the work for the abstractly sensual, nor the "investigator," who, in his/her preference for "data" or illustration can only be impatient with the "uniqueness of the object perceived." ❋ Unknown (2010)

It seems clear that the recess appointment clause was written in contemplation of a different time — one in which Congress was not in constant session and where they were actually out of town more often than they were in session. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The bushman seemed absorbed in contemplation of this object. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Listening to Sharpton speak, might you have been too misty-eyed yourself in contemplation of the prospect of political change, and thus too credulous in believing that he was more able at looking into the eyes of others and discerning what is in their hearts than Bush showed himself to be? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Why have the reader contemplate, even if for a moment and even if the contemplation is quickly rejected, the possibility that you have actually been barred from practicing (which is to say disbarred) in some states? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The greater problem with contemplation is that it is static, the proper object of contemplation, remember, was the eternal, the unchanging. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Contemplation] - If [toay] was [prefect] there would be no need for tomorrow ❋ Lucky Lunacy (2005)

[Aldous]: What would we need to do to perceive infinity? William: If [the doors of perception] were cleansed, everything would appear to man as is, infinite. Terence: One would need to contemplate over what mechanisms would be effective enough to "cleanse" the doors of perception.. possibly the doctors of the soul may be of assistance, for they are inter-mediators in super-human form, connecting physical reality, to the [spirit world]. ❋ Phosphorojic (2010)

[Pach] was [shrooming] last week and came over all contemplicitous for about half an hour before he got to thinking that his eyes were [too cold]. I had to take a long trip last week and spent the train rid in a state of total contemplicity. ❋ Oddlyaromatic (2005)

She was [in a state] of constate contemplicity. ❋ Emily Saintus (2003)

a contemplative [mind]. ❋ Connolita (2008)

OMG! natalie and matt contemplated [on the green] couch in [natalies] basement while we were watching [madagascar]. it was so cute! ❋ Mrs.guppy (2006)

[How tf] you ain’t know what a three [sided] square is cmon big brain it’s a [contemplate] ❋ Grandma Pantys (2019)

The contemplator was so [concerned] about the [Oakland Raiders] and could only ask one [question], what is the best definition for contemplator? ❋ Tuna4liyfe69420 (2016)

She helped me [pick] out a [Mother's Day] [gift], she is SUCH a contemplator. ❋ MAYONNAISE42069 (2016)

[Hopper]: “Mornigs are for coffee and contemplation ❋ Swimz$$&& (2018)

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