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Webster 1913 Edition

Meditation

Medˊi-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[OE.
meditacioun
, F.
méditation
, fr. L.
meditatio
.]
1.
The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.
Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation
of my heart be acceptable in thy sight.
Ps. xix. 14.
2.
Thought; – without regard to kind.
[Obs.]
With wings as swift
As
meditation
or the thoughts of love.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Meditation

MEDITA'TION

,
Noun.
[L.meditatio.] Close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Ps.19.

Definition 2025

Meditation

Meditation

See also: meditation and méditation

German

Noun

Meditation f (plural: Meditationen)

  1. meditation

meditation

meditation

See also: Meditation and méditation

English

Noun

meditation ‎(countable and uncountable, plural meditations)

  1. A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
  2. A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.

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Translations

Danish

Etymology

From meditere ‎(“to meditate”), from Latin meditārī ‎(“to meditate, to think over, consider”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meditasjoːn/, [med̥itˢaˈɕoːˀn]

Noun

meditation c (singular definite meditationen, plural indefinite meditationer)

  1. meditation
  2. pondering

Inflection

See also

Etymology

From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī ‎(“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- ‎(“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛdɪˈteɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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