contemplation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

contemplation (countable and uncountable; plural contemplations)

1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.
2. Holy meditation.
3. The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.

Antonyms

• (musing): pragmatism

Translations

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

• Arabic: تفكُّر (ar) (tafakkur) m
• Bulgarian: размишление (bg) (razmišlenie) n
• Czech: rozjímání (cs) n
• Finnish: tutkiskelu, mietiskely, tutkiskelu

• French: contemplation (fr) f
• Russian: размышление (ru) (razmyšl'énije) n, раздумье (ru) (razdúm'je) n
• Serbian: sozercanje n

Holy meditation

• Bulgarian: съзерцание (bg) (sǎzercanie) n
• Czech: meditace (cs) f
• Finnish: uskonnollinen mietiskely

• Russian: созерцание (ru) (soz'ercánije) n, медитация (ru) (m'editácija) f, благочестивые размышления (ru) (blagočestívyje razmyšl'énija) n pl

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

• Bulgarian: очакване (bg) (očakvane) n
• Finnish: suunnittelu (fi)

• Russian: предвкушение (ru) (pr'edvkušénije) n

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• Spanish: contemplación f

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ̃tɑ̃plasjɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /kO~tA~plasjO~/

Noun

contemplation f (plural contemplations)

1. contemplation

Related terms

• contemplateur
• contemplatif
• contempler