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contemplate
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contemplate
v.
consider, think about; look at
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Contemplation
Contemplation means profound thinking about something. The word contemplation comes from the Latin word contemplatio. Its root is also that of the Latin word templum, a piece of ground consecrated for the taking of auspices, or a building for worship, derived either from Proto-Indo-European base *tem- "to cut", and so a "place reserved or cut out" or from the Proto-Indo-European base *temp- "to stretch", and thus referring to a cleared space in front of an altar. The Latin word contemplatio was used to translate the Greek word θεωρία (theoria). In a religious sense, contemplation is usually a type of prayer or meditation.
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contemplate
Verb
1. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
(hypernym) view, consider, look at
(derivation) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
2. consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
(hypernym) consider, take, deal, look at
(hyponym) entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
(derivation) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
3. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
(synonym) study, meditate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(derivation) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
4. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
(synonym) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) premeditate
(derivation) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
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contemplare
v.
contemplate, admire; provide for, include, comprise
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contemplar
v.
contemplate, consider, think about; look at, view
