Definitions for contemplation
ˌkɒn təmˈpleɪ ʃən, -tɛm-con·tem·pla·tion

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. contemplation(noun)

   a long and thoughtful observation

2. contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness(noun)

   a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

Wiktionary(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. contemplation(Noun)

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

2. contemplation(Noun)

   Holy meditation.

3. contemplation(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Contemplation(noun)

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

2. Contemplation(noun)

   holy meditation

3. Contemplation(noun)

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

Origin: [F. contemplation, L. contemplatio.]

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1. Contemplation

   Contemplation means "to admire something and think about it." The word contemplation comes from the Latin word contemplatio. Its root is also that of the Latin word templum, a piece of ground consecrated for the taking of auspices, or a building for worship, derived either from Proto-Indo-European base *tem- "to cut", and so a "place reserved or cut out" or from the Proto-Indo-European base *temp- "to stretch", and thus referring to a cleared space in front of an altar. The Latin word contemplatio was used to translate the Greek word θεωρία. In a religious sense, contemplation is usually a type of prayer or meditation.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contemplation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contemplation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of contemplation in a Sentence

1. Prof.Salam Al Shereida:

   Contemplation in no way obliges us to understand.

2. Randolph Bourne:

   Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.

3. Jacob Bronowski:

   The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

4. Midge Dector:

   Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action.

5. William Shakespeare:

   When holy and devout religious men Are at their beads, 'tis hard to draw them thence So sweet is zealous contemplation.

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