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Definitions for cogitation
ˌkɒdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃəncog·i·ta·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
cogitationnoun
a carefully considered thought about something
"his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook"
cogitation, studynoun
attentive consideration and meditation
"after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
Wiktionary
cogitationnoun
The process of cogitating; thought, deliberation or meditation
cogitationnoun
A carefully considered thought
Etymology: From cogitatio
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cogitationnoun
Etymology: cogitatio, Latin.
Having their cogitations darkened, and being strangers from the life of God, from the ignorance which is in them. Richard Hooker.
A picture puts me in mind of a friend: the intention of the mind in seeing, is carried to the object represented, which is no more than simple cogitation, or apprehension of the person. Edward Stillingfleet, Defence of Disc. on Rom. Idol.
This Descartes proves, that brutes have no cogitation, because they could never be brought to signify their thoughts by any artificial signs. John Ray, on the Creation.
These powers of cogitation, and volition and sensation, are neither inherent in matter as such, nor acquirable to matter by any motion and modification of it. Richard Bentley.
The king, perceiving that his desires were intemperate, and his cogitations vast and irregular, began not to brook him well. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
On some great charge employ’d
He seem’d, or fixt in cogitation deep. John Milton, Paradise Lost.
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cogitation
Cogitation refers to the process of deeply thinking about or contemplating something seriously and carefully. It involves mental action, reflection, or meditation on a particular subject.
Webster Dictionary
Cogitationnoun
the act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation
Etymology: [L. cogitatio: cf. F. cogitation.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cogitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cogitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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