adj. & n.
--adj. of or given to (esp. religious) contemplation; meditative.
--n. a person whose life is devoted to religious contemplation.
Derivatives:
contemplatively adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF contemplatif -ive, or L contemplativus (as contemplate)
adj. & n.
--adj. of or given to (esp. religious) contemplation; meditative.
--n. a person whose life is devoted to religious contemplation.
Derivatives:
contemplatively adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF contemplatif -ive, or L contemplativus (as contemplate)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012