contemplate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
contemplate
v.
consider, think about; look at
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.
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
contemplare
v.
contemplate, admire; provide for, include, comprise
contemplar
v.
contemplate, consider, think about; look at, view
