contemplative

¹con·tem·pla·tive

adj
\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

Examples of CONTEMPLATIVE

1. He has lived a quiet, contemplative life.
2. 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

Related Words: introspective, retrospective, self-reflective; earnest, grave, sedate, serious, serious-minded, severe, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), weighty; philosophical (also philosophic); analytic (or analytical), logical, rational; deliberate, purposeful; absentminded, abstracted, preoccupied

Near Antonyms: featherbrained, flighty, flippant, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained; brainless, mindless, silly, thoughtless, unthinking

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Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra