contemplation
contemplation
nounDefinition 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>
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