contemplation

contemplation

noun

Definition of CONTEMPLATION

1

long or deep thinking about spiritual matters <the decision to enter a monastery and to spend one's life in prayer and contemplation>

Synonyms meditation

Related Words brown study, daydreaming, introspection, muse, navel-gazing, reflection, retrospection, reverie, study, trance, woolgathering; cogitation, deliberation, musing, pondering, rumination

2

the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence <in contemplation of their children's college expenses, they started saving early>

Synonyms anticipation, contemplation, expectance, expectancy, prospect

Related Words alarm (also alarum), apprehension, dread, foreboding, misgiving