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   con·tem·pla·tion

   /ˌkän(t)əmˈplāSHən/

   noun

   • 1. the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time: "the road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery" Similar viewingregardingexaminationinspectionobservationsurveystudyscrutinyscanningstaring atgazing ateyeing
   • ▪ deep reflective thought: "he would retire to his room for study or contemplation" Similar thoughtmeditationconsiderationponderingreflectionthinkingmusingruminationdeliberationcogitationreverieconcentrationintrospectioninformal:brown studyformal:cerebration
   • ▪ the state of being thought about or planned: "substantial fitting work is in contemplation"
   • ▪ religious meditation.
   • ▪ (in Christian spirituality) a form of prayer or meditation in which a person seeks to pass beyond mental images and concepts to a direct experience of the divine.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin contemplatio(n-), from the verb contemplari (see contemplate).

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   adjectives. idea. musing. attention. suggest new. Another way to say Contemplation? Synonyms for Contemplation (other words and phrases for Contemplation).

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to contemplation. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of contemplation. The tourists' contemplation of the Alps was obstructed by fog. Synonyms. viewing. observation. inspection. examination. seeing. survey. scanning. looking. gazing.

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