Definition of Contimplation
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.
In contemplation of created things,
By steps we may ascend to God.
Milton.
Contemplation is keeping the idea which is
brought into the mind for some time actually in view.
Locke.
2. Holy meditation. [Obs.]
To live in prayer and contemplation.
Shak.
3. The act of looking forward to an event
as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or
purposing.
In contemplation of returning at an early
date, he left.
Reid.
To have in contemplation, to inted or
purpose, or to have under consideration.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.
- Holy meditation.
- The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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