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.

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) 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) 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) 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