contemplation

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French contemplation, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin contemplatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/
• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑntəmˈpleɪʃən/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: con‧tem‧pla‧tion
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

contemplation (countable and uncountable, plural contemplations)

1. The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
   • 2019 August 3, Ian Johnson, “The Forbidden City Opens Wide as China Projects New Pride in Its Past”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Now, 80 percent is accessible — quickly filling with exhibition spaces, stylish restaurants and cafes, bookstores, and highly profitable gift stores, as well as quiet walkways, shady stands of trees and odd nooks that invite contemplation of bygone dynasties.

   • 1836', Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers Chapter 22

     Mr. Pickwick congratulated the fortunate owner of the irresistible garments on their acquisition; and Mr. Peter Magnus remained a few moments apparently absorbed in contemplation.

2. Holy meditation.
   • 1851, The Annual Monitor for 1851, A Sketch of the Life and Labours of Patrick, The Apostle of the Irish

     Whilst he roamed about with his flocks, through ice and snow, communion with his God in prayer, and quiet contemplation, were his portion.

3. The act of looking forward to a future event

Antonyms

• (musing): pragmatism

Related terms

• contemplate
• contemplational
• precontemplation

Translations

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

• Arabic: تَفَكُّر m (tafakkur)
• Bulgarian: размишление (bg) n (razmišlenie)
• Czech: rozjímání n
• Dutch: beschouwing (nl), bespiegeling (nl), overweging (nl)
• Finnish: tutkiskelu (fi), mietiskely (fi), tutkiskelu (fi)
• French: contemplation (fr) f
• German: Betrachtung (de) f
• Greek: διαλογισμός (el) m (dialogismós), στοχασμός (el) m (stochasmós), περισυλλογή (el) f (perisyllogí), ενατένιση (el) f (enaténisi)
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• Maori: whakaaroarohanga
• Polish: kontemplacja (pl) f, medytacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: contemplação (pt) f
• Russian: размышле́ние (ru) n (razmyšlénije), разду́мье (ru) n (razdúmʹje)
• Serbo-Croatian: sozercanje n
• Swedish: begrundande (sv) n
• Turkish: düşünme (tr), tefekkür etme

Holy meditation

• Bulgarian: съзерцание (bg) n (sǎzercanie)
• Czech: meditace f
• Finnish: uskonnollinen mietiskely
• German: Meditation (de) f
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• Greek: περισυλλογή (el) f (perisyllogí), θεωρία (el) f (theoría)
• Russian: созерца́ние (ru) n (sozercánije), медита́ция (ru) f (meditácija), благочести́вые размышле́ния n pl (blagočestívyje razmyšlénija)
• Swedish: meditation (sv) c, andakt (sv) c
• Turkish: meditasyon (tr)

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

• Bulgarian: очакване (bg) n (očakvane)
• Finnish: suunnittelu (fi)
• German: Erwarten (de) c
• Greek: πρόβλεψη (el) f (próvlepsi), πρόθεση (el) f (próthesi)
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• Portuguese: contemplação (pt) f
• Russian: предвкуше́ние (ru) n (predvkušénije)
• Swedish: betraktande (sv) n
• Turkish: bekleme (tr)

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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} contemplación (es) f
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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

contemplation f (plural contemplations)

1. contemplation

Related terms

• contemplateur
• contemplatif
• contempler

Further reading

• “contemplation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.