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.

Relating to contemplation.

plural of contemplation

The state or quality of being contemplative.

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