meditation

[ med-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of meditating.
2. continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.
3. Transcendental Meditation.
4. devout religious contemplation or spiritual introspection.

meditation

/ ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of meditating; contemplation; reflection
2. contemplation of spiritual matters, esp as a religious practice

Word History and Origins

Origin of meditation¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; from Latin meditātiōn-, stem of meditātiō “contemplation, planning”; equivalent to meditate + -ion

Example Sentences

He turns a visit to a prefab home emporium into a meditation on wealth as a path to spiritual legitimacy.

From The Daily Beast

And critics say that celebrity meditation-boosters like Arianna Huffington and David Lynch offer more flash than substance.

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One million Americans are taking up mindfulness meditation each year.

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In recent years, mindfulness meditation, which is derived from Buddhist Vipassana techniques, has exploded in popularity.

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Meditation is all about training yourself to “course correct in thinking and movement,” says Gervais.

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The hum of earnest or glad voices here contrasted strongly with silence and meditation there.

From Project Gutenberg

For forty years Anastatia Dodd had lived in maiden meditation fancy free.

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He continued to walk the room from hour to hour, in perturbed meditation on all that he had seen and heard through the day.

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We recommend the subject for meditation to the profoundest metaphysicians.

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Lofty trees cast their gigantic shadows along the ground, and promised a secure asylum to peaceful meditation.

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Related Words

• introspection
• reflection
• rumination
• self-examination