meditation
noun
med·i·ta·tion
ˌme-də-ˈtā-shən 
1
: a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
2
: the act or process of meditating
the meditation out of which this novel has come—
Granville Hicks
Granville Hicks
Examples of meditation in a Sentence
She spent the morning in meditation.
Daily meditation helps clear his mind.
Recent Examples on the Web
Visitors to the temple must book a reservation for personal meditation and worship.
—Kathleen Wong, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
Breathwork, reflection, and meditation are just a few of the healthy coping mechanisms the festival’s workshops seek to impart.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
There’s this guy called Joe Dispenza who does meditations and puts them on YouTube.
—Inge Oosterhoff, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Some still use it for meditation; others consume it for its cooling properties.
—Arbab Ali & Nadeem Sarwar, Saveur, 18 Apr. 2024
The ad then reveals its fake product: a custom pillow with two speakers that play audio of Wilson narrating sleep meditations.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2024
Along with a 36-foot-long pool and several plush daybeds for poolside lounging, there’s a shower space, a dedicated gym, and a meditation area.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
The book is about so much more as well: meditations, as in working out in thought, on pedagogy, dogma, ill-fitting idioms.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
From a satire on petty Hialeah politics to a meditation on gentrification in Little Haiti to an homage for the Miami Shores woman who pioneered the selfie, more and more filmmakers are telling stories by Miami for Miami.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Kathleen Wong, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
Breathwork, reflection, and meditation are just a few of the healthy coping mechanisms the festival’s workshops seek to impart.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
There’s this guy called Joe Dispenza who does meditations and puts them on YouTube.
—Inge Oosterhoff, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Some still use it for meditation; others consume it for its cooling properties.
—Arbab Ali & Nadeem Sarwar, Saveur, 18 Apr. 2024
The ad then reveals its fake product: a custom pillow with two speakers that play audio of Wilson narrating sleep meditations.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2024
Along with a 36-foot-long pool and several plush daybeds for poolside lounging, there’s a shower space, a dedicated gym, and a meditation area.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
The book is about so much more as well: meditations, as in working out in thought, on pedagogy, dogma, ill-fitting idioms.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024
From a satire on petty Hialeah politics to a meditation on gentrification in Little Haiti to an homage for the Miami Shores woman who pioneered the selfie, more and more filmmakers are telling stories by Miami for Miami.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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meditation
noun
med·i·ta·tion
ˌmed-ə-ˈtā-shən
: the act or an instance of meditating
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