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meditation

noun

ˌme-də-ˈtā-shən

Definition of meditation

as in contemplation

long or deep thinking about spiritual matters the busy executive devotes an hour a day to quiet meditation

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Recent Examples of meditation This touchiness can extend to meditation researchers, most of whom are meditators themselves; academic meetings Britton attended would sometimes kick off with a meditation. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meditation

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contemplation

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What interests me in Zumthor’s architecture is not simply beauty or contemplation.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Yet Na also insists on treating his aliens as objects of contemplation and pathos—reflections of our own misshapen humanity.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

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