In a contemplative manner.

The state or quality of being contemplative.

The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought / Holy meditation. / The act of looking forward to a future event / The state of being considered or planned.

To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider. / To consider as a possibility.

simple past tense and past participle of contemplate

Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.

Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. / Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.

plural of contemplative

present participle of contemplate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate