ˌmedəˈtāshən noun
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Etymology: Middle English meditacioun, from Middle French meditation, from Latin meditation-, meditatio, from meditatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a spoken or written discourse treated in a contemplative manner and intended to express its author's reflections or especially when religious to guide others in contemplation
2. : a private devotion or spiritual exercise consisting in deep continued reflection on a religious theme
meditation is very hard work — W.S.Maugham
3. : the act of meditating : steady or close consecutive reflection : continued application of the mind
enforced seclusion has given him opportunity for the meditation out of which this novel has come — Granville Hicks