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adjective \kən-ˈtem-plə-tiv; ˈkän-təm-ˌplā-, -ˌtem-\Definition of CONTEMPLATIVE
: marked by or given to contemplation; specifically : of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance
— con·tem·pla·tive·ly adverb
— con·tem·pla·tive·ness noun
See Examples of CONTEMPLATIVE
- He has lived a quiet, contemplative life.
- She joined a contemplative order of nuns.
First Known Use of CONTEMPLATIVE
14th century
Related to CONTEMPLATIVE
- Synonyms
- broody, cogitative, meditative, melancholy, musing, pensive, reflective, ruminant, ruminative, thoughtful
- Antonyms
- unreflective
Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms
2contemplative
nounDefinition of CONTEMPLATIVE
: a person who practices contemplation
First Known Use of CONTEMPLATIVE
14th century
Rhymes with CONTEMPLATIVE
aggregative, agitative, applicative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, connotative, consecrative, consultative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, imitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nominative, nuncupative, operative, palliative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, qualitative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, replicative, separative, terminative, vegetative
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