contemplation
51contemplation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Meditation] Syn. consideration, reflection, study; see reflection 1 , thought 1 . 2. [Intention] Syn. design, expectation, ambition; see anticipation 1 , plan 2 , purpose 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An act of… …
52contemplation — con|tem|pla|tion [ ,kantəm pleıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) the process of thinking about something or looking at something for a long time 2. ) the religious activity of thinking about God …
53contemplation — con·tem·pla·tion || ‚kÉ’ntem pleɪʃn n. looking at; thinking about; meditation, deep thought …
54contemplation — noun 1》 the action of contemplating. 2》 religious meditation. ↘(in Christian spirituality) a form of prayer in which a person seeks a direct experience of the divine …
55contemplation — n. 1. Reflection, meditation, cogitation, deliberation, study, thought, speculation, pondering. 2. View, prospect, prospective. 3. Expectation, prospect, view …
56contemplation — n 1. watching, keeping an eye on, staring at, gazing at, viewing, looking at; attending, paying attention to, heeding; observation, observing, regarding, eyeing, peering, prying; surveyance, surveying, sighting, reconnaissance, reconnoitering,… …
57contemplation — con·tem·pla·tion …
58contemplation — Созерцание …
59contemplation — /kɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/ (say kontuhm playshuhn) noun 1. the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation or consideration; reflection. 2. religious meditation. 3. purpose or intention. 4. prospect or expectation …
60contemplation — nf. KONTINPLyACHON (Arvillard | Albanais) …