meditation

[ med-i-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌmɛd ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of meditating.

continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.

transcendental meditation.

devout religious contemplation or spiritual introspection.

Nearby words

medionecrosis, mediotarsal, mediotarsal amputation, medit., meditate, meditation, meditative, mediterranean, mediterranean climate, mediterranean exanthematous fever, mediterranean fever

Origin of meditation

1175–1225; < Latin meditātiōn- (stem of meditātiō) a thinking over (see meditate, -ion); replacing Middle English meditacioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

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Examples from the Web for meditation

He turns a visit to a prefab home emporium into a meditation on wealth as a path to spiritual legitimacy.
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Meditation is all about training yourself to “course correct in thinking and movement,” says Gervais.
Meditation Tips for the Easily Distracted|DailyBurn|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another study suggests that meditation might help improve academic performance.
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He recommends that beginners start off with just 10 minutes of meditation a day.
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Plus, did you know that meditation can change your brain composition — just like exercise can change your body?
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He was roused from a meditation on these dire imaginings, by the sudden appearance of two figures at a turn of the lane.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Lucretia remained for some time in meditation; then she wrote a few lines, which she despatched at once to Mr. Rigby.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli
Mr. Kybird walked slowly towards Fullalove Alley with his head sunk in meditation.
At Sunwich Port, Complete|W.W. Jacobs
Mary's favourite place of meditation was her father's tomb, where she had planted a rose tree.
The Basket of Flowers|Christoph von Schmid
The neighbours now and then combine for disputation, others give themselves up in deep solitude to meditation and mortification.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker

British Dictionary definitions for meditation

meditation

/ (ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act of meditating; contemplation; reflection

contemplation of spiritual matters, esp as a religious practice

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meditation

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meditation

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