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con·tem·pla·tion C0597700 (kŏn′təm-plā′shən)n.1. The act or state of contemplating.2. Thoughtful observation or study.3. Meditation on spiritual matters, especially as a form of devotion.4. Intention or expectation: sought further information in contemplation of a career change.contemplation (ˌkɒntɛmˈpleɪʃən; -təm-) n1. thoughtful or long consideration or observation2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) spiritual meditation, esp (in Christian religious practice) concentration of the mind and soul upon God. Compare meditation3. purpose or intentioncon•tem•pla•tion (ˌkɒn təmˈpleɪ ʃən, -tɛm-)
n. 1. the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation. 2. full or deep consideration; meditation; reflection: religious contemplation. 3. purpose or intention. 4. prospect or expectation. [1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin] contemplate, contemplation - The base of contemplate and comtemplation is Latin templum, "open space for observation."See also related terms for observation.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  contemplation - a long and thoughtful observation stare - a fixed look with eyes open wide | | 2. |  contemplation - a calm, lengthy, intent considerationmusing, reflection, rumination, thoughtfulness, reflexioncogitation, study - attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"consideration - the process of giving careful thought to somethingmeditation, speculation - continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"meditation - (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination - the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conductretrospect - contemplation of things past; "in retrospect" |
contemplationnoun1. thought, consideration, reflection, musing, meditation, pondering, deliberation, reverie, rumination, cogitation The garden is a place of quiet contemplation.2. observation, viewing, looking at, survey, examination, inspection, scrutiny, gazing at He was lost in contemplation of the landscape.contemplationnoun1. An act of directing the eyes on an object:look, regard, sight, view.2. The act or process of thinking:brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, deliberation, excogitation, meditation, reflection, rumination, speculation, thought.Translationscontemplate (ˈkontəmpleit) verb1. to think seriously (about). I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily. 沉思 沉思2. to look thoughtfully at. The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror. 凝視 注视ˌcontemˈplation noun 沉思，凝視 沉思，注视 contemplative (kənˈtemplətiv) , ((American) ˈkontəmpleitiv) adjective 沉思的 沉思的conˈtemplatively adverb 沉思地 沉思地contemplation
navel-contemplationThe act of excessively focusing on one's personal problems or concerns, to the exclusion of other people or other issues. She said my navel-contemplation was one of the biggest reasons she broke up with me. If our party is going to be successful in the future, then we can't be dragged down by navel-contemplation about the loss of this election.navel-gazingThe act of excessively focusing on one's personal problems or concerns, to the exclusion of other people or other issues. She said my navel-gazing was one of the biggest reasons she broke up with me. If our party is going to be successful in the future, then we can't be dragged down by navel-gazing about the loss of this election.navel-gazing or navel-contemplation If you accuse someone of navel-gazing or navel-contemplation, you are criticizing them for thinking only about themselves and their own problems or activities, rather than the problems or activities of other people. Tory MP Martin Brison says he is more interested in developing policies for the future than in navel-gazing about the past. He called for an end to Labor's post-election navel-gazing. Note: Navel-gazing can be used before a noun. The film is a sort of navel-gazing look at Hollywood. Note: You can also say that someone gazes at their navel or contemplates their navel. The Institute has always been notorious for contemplating its own navel. Note: These expressions are used to show disapproval. Note: Your navel is your tummy button or belly button. Contemplation
Contemplation a sensory stage of knowledge. In the idealist tradition of philosophy, there are two basic conceptions of contemplation, both directly related to the notion of intuition. One interpretation originated with Plato, who regarded contemplation as the extrasensory knowledge of ideas and the basis of “true” knowledge. The other interpretation was developed by Kant, who juxtaposed contemplation to both thought and sensations and treated it as the concept of a single object, the concept which is to undergo categorization in cognition. E. Husserl’s phenomenology considers both types of contemplation: empirical contemplation, or consciousness of a particular object, and eidetic contemplation, the object of which is essence (eidos). Pre-Marxist materialism interpreted cognition as contemplation, a passive process of perceiving the external world, which acts on the sense organs. K. Marx wrote: “The chief defect of all previous materialism—that of Feuerbach included—is that things, reality, sensuousness are conceived only in the form of the object, or of contemplation, but not as human sensuous activity or practice, not subjectively” (in K. Marx and F. Engels, Soch., 2nd ed., vol. 3, p. 1). Marxism has shown that cognition is not passive contemplation but an activity inextricably linked with transforming the world. ContemplationCompleat Angler, TheIzaak Walton’s classic treatise on the Contemplative Man’s Recreation. [Br. Lit.: The Compleat Angler]Thinker, Thesculpture by Rodin, depicting contemplative man. [Fr. Art: Osborne, 988]contemplation
Related to contemplation: contemplation of deathSynonyms for contemplationnoun thoughtSynonyms- thought
- consideration
- reflection
- musing
- meditation
- pondering
- deliberation
- reverie
- rumination
- cogitation
noun observationSynonyms- observation
- viewing
- looking at
- survey
- examination
- inspection
- scrutiny
- gazing at
Synonyms for contemplationnoun an act of directing the eyes on an objectSynonymsnoun the act or process of thinkingSynonyms- brainwork
- cerebration
- cogitation
- deliberation
- excogitation
- meditation
- reflection
- rumination
- speculation
- thought
Synonyms for contemplationnoun a long and thoughtful observationRelated Wordsnoun a calm, lengthy, intent considerationSynonyms- musing
- reflection
- rumination
- thoughtfulness
- reflexion
Related Words- cogitation
- study
- consideration
- meditation
- speculation
- introspection
- self-contemplation
- self-examination
- retrospect
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