plural meditations
1
: the act or process of spending time in quiet thought : the act or process of meditating
She spent the morning in meditation.
Daily meditation helps clear his mind.
his daily meditations
2
formal
: an expression of a person's thoughts on something
—often + on or upon
The essay is a meditation on modern life.
—often pluralShe recently published her meditations on ethics.
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“Meditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/meditation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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