CONTEMPLATION


Meaning of CONTEMPLATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän-təm-ˈplā-shən, -ˌtem- ]

noun

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : concentration on spiritual things as a form of private devotion

b. : a state of mystical awareness of God's being

2. : an act of considering with attention : study

3. : the act of regarding steadily

4. : intention , expectation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.