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- Dictionarycon·tem·pla·tive/kənˈtemplədiv/
adjective
- 1. expressing or involving prolonged thought: "she regarded me with a contemplative eye"
noun
- 1. a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent.
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involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time: Her mood was calm and contemplative. People began to listen to music in contemplative silence. See. contemplation. Fewer examples. Maxwell's life was not outwardly exciting or full of incident, but quiet and contemplative. She was beginning to yearn for a contemplative life.
The meaning of CONTEMPLATIVE is marked by or given to contemplation; specifically : of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance. How to use contemplative in a sentence.
Contemplative definition: given to or characterized by contemplation. See examples of CONTEMPLATIVE used in a sentence.
The contemplative life is one filled with deep and serious thought, and is often associated with monks, nuns, philosophers, and theorists. The adjective contemplative means "pensive," "meditative," or "brooding."
CONTEMPLATIVE meaning: 1. involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time: 2. involving quiet and serious…. Learn more.
serious and quiet thought for a period of time: lost in contemplation She was staring out over the lake, lost in contemplation. The nuns have an hour for silent contemplation every morning. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Thinking and contemplating. a brown study idiom. agonize over/about something. beard-stroking. bethink. harbour.
Definition of contemplative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English con‧tem‧pla‧tive1 /kənˈtemplətɪv, ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪv $ kən-, ˈkɑːntem-/ adjective spending a lot of time thinking seriously and quietly → reflective a contemplative mood —contemplatively adverb Examples from the Corpus contemplative • The mood is contemplative and cool, even introspective; associations...
What does the word contemplative mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word contemplative, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. contemplative has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. religion (Middle English) Christianity (mid 1600s)
Contemplative Definition. Of or inclined to contemplation; thoughtful; meditative. Pertaining especially to a contemplative Roman Catholic religious or one of the contemplative Roman Catholic religious orders. A person given to contemplation. One who is dedicated to religious meditation, esp. in a religious order.
