contemplation
the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
full or deep consideration; reflection: religious contemplation.
purpose or intention.
prospect or expectation.
Origin of contemplation
1Other words from contemplation
- pre·con·tem·pla·tion, noun
- re·con·tem·pla·tion, noun
Words Nearby contemplation
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How to use contemplation in a sentence
I certainly think that it’s possible to contemplate the boundary between life and not-life from that perspective, and the text, I would argue, clearly contains such a contemplation.
The Physicist’s New Book of Life - Issue 92: Frontiers | Michael Brooks | October 21, 2020 | NautilusI’m sure that somewhere there is a meditation or mindfulness practice that either already makes use of the concept of cosmic scales or should sign up this app right away as a tool for aiding contemplation.
At a sanctuary in Sabah, Borneo, a young male proboscis monkey sits with his eyes closed in quiet contemplation.
Check out the breathtaking winners of the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest | Rachael Zisk | October 20, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHowever, we have also evolved the ability to turn off this constant time-keeping, in moments of artistic rapture or contemplation, and that adaptive sense of timelessness gives our lives much of its beauty and meaning.
The Neurology of Flow States - Issue 91: The Amazing Brain | Heather Berlin | October 14, 2020 | NautilusIt’s possible to spend the day completely isolated, in quiet contemplation, and feel invigorated.
Why do you feel lonely? Neuroscience is starting to find answers. | Amy Nordrum | September 4, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
contemplation and meditation are not just for monks and hermits.
At American Enterprise Institute, NeoCons Say ‘Hello, Dalai’ | Eleanor Clift | February 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe went, and the experience “launched me into a lifelong passion for spirituality, meditation, and contemplation,” he said.
At American Enterprise Institute, NeoCons Say ‘Hello, Dalai’ | Eleanor Clift | February 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's picture that repays long contemplation, and I spent ages in front of it with friends.
Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death is both a contemplation of these facts and a reflection upon living with them for decades.
“Concentration and contemplation are still on the surface,” he explains.
David Lynch Discusses Transcendental Meditation in Los Angeles | Sean Macaulay | April 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe shout of Jerry recalled the king from his contemplation of things in general to the lantern in particular.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneMy heart yearned for that land, but I had to turn from the contemplation of its distant joys to the cold, gloomy reality below me.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydAnd then when at length I did look at her, I could not tear myself away from such a sorrowful object of contemplation.
Marguerite | Anatole FranceHe motioned Harkness to a chair and resumed his complacent contemplation of a picture that was flowing across a screen.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousUnder the shade of the Bôdhi tree he devotes himself again to religious contemplation, and falls into rapt ecstasies.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for contemplation
/ (ˌkɒntɛmˈpleɪʃən, -təm-) /
thoughtful or long consideration or observation
spiritual meditation esp (in Christian religious practice) concentration of the mind and soul upon God: Compare meditation
purpose or intention
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