contemplation

contemplation
I noun absorption, aim, attention, brooding, calculation, cerebration, cogitation, concentration, consideration, contemplatio, deliberateness, deliberation, design, determination, engrossment, envisagement, envisionment, examination, excogitation, expectance, expectation, forethought, goal, inspection, intellectualization, intent, intention, introspection, musing, observance, pensiveness, plan, pondering, preoccupation, prospect, purpose, ratiocination, reasoning, reflection, resolve, reverie, review, rumination, scrutiny, seriousness, speculation, study, surveillance, thought, thoughtfulness, weighing associated concepts: contemplation of assignment, contemplation of bankruptcy, contemplation of insolvency, contemplation of marriage, contemplation of parties, in contemplation of death II index deliberation, design (intent), dialectic, diligence (care), discretion (power of choice), discrimination (differentiation), expectation, forethought, hindsight, intent, introspection, judgment (discernment), prospect (outlook), purview, reflection (thought), speculation (conjecture), target

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  • CONTEMPLATION — CONTEMPLATI Pour la plupart des philosophes grecs, et essentiellement pour le courant de pensée qui relie le pythagorisme, Platon et le néoplatonisme, la contemplation (théôria , de Théa: déesse, et oraô : voir) désigne une attitude de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Contemplation — • The idea of contemplation is connected with that of mystical theology Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. contemplation     Contemplation      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • contemplation — CONTEMPLATION. s. f. Action par laquelle on contemple, soit des yeux du corps, soit de ceux de l esprit. Profonde, grande, perpétuelle, dévote contemplation. Il est toujours en contemplation. La contemplation des choses divines. S adonner à la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Contemplation EP — EP by Mike Garson Released July 2006 Genre Jazz Label MG A …   Wikipedia

  • contemplation — Contemplation. s. f. Action par laquelle on contemple de la pensée. Profonde, grande, perpetuelle, devote, profonde contemplation. il est tousjours en contemplation. la contemplation des choses divines. s addonner à la contemplation. Il signifie… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Contemplation — Con tem*pla tion, n. [F. contemplation, L. contemplatio.] 1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study. [1913 Webster] In contemplation of created things …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contemplation — c.1200, religious musing, from O.Fr. contemplation or directly from L. contemplationem (nom. contemplatio) act of looking at, from contemplat , pp. stem of contemplari to gaze attentively, observe, originally to mark out a space for observation… …   Etymology dictionary

  • contemplation — [n1] deep thought; planning ambition, cogitation, consideration, deliberation, design, intention, meditation, musing, plan, pondering, purpose, reflection, reverie, rumination, study; concept 410 Ant. disdain, disregard, neglect, rejection,… …   New thesaurus

  • Contemplation — Contemplation, Beschauung, die mystische Betrachtungsweise des Ueberirdischen, entgegengesetzt der natürlichen Betrachtung des Göttlichen; daher contemplativ im Allgemeinen eine Richtung bezeichnet, die vorzugsweise auf das Innere, auf… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Contemplation — Contemplation, Beschauung, näher das von den Schranken der Endlichkeit mehr oder minder befreite Schauen Gottes und der göttlichen Wahrheiten; contemplatives, beschauliches Leben ist nach Görres »ein Schauen und Erkennen unter Vermittlung eines… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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