contemplation (kon temp lash on)

[ As to the gentlemen, each of them tranquilly smoked his pipe, and seemed lost in contemplation of the blue and white tiles with which the fireplaces were decorated. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 171. 2. The act of holding an idea continuously before the mind; mental vision; the thinking long of anything in a somewhat pa ive way. If I could have remembered a gilt counterfeit, thou wouldst not have slipped out of my contemplation . Shak., T. and C., ii. 3. The next faculty the mind.. contempt ME. con temp lat if = D. kontemplatief = Dan. kontemplativ , con temp lat if , F. contempla- tif = Pr. contemplatiu = Sp. Pg. It. contempla- tivo, con temp lat us , pp. The birds and the reptiles come in together as allied and contemporaneous groups. Dawson , Nature and the Bible, p. 116. =Syn. See coeval . I. a. 1. Given to or characterized by contemplation or continued and absorbed reflection; employed in reflection or study; reflective; meditative; thoughtful: as, a contemplative mind. Contemplatyf lyf or actyf lyf Cryst wolde men wrote: Piers Plowman (B), vi. 251. IMG:content-1150.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Relating or pertaining to contemplation or thought, as distinguished from action: as, con templative philosophy; the contemplative faculty (that is, the faculty of cognition). II. n. 1. One given to contemplation or deep thought, especially on religious subjects; a recluse; a hermit. Among the older religions of the world, the pantheistic character of Buddhism made it the natural home of mysticism, and hence it has produced at all times a host of monks and contemplatives . IMG:content-1151.png:[blocks in formation] contemporary (kon-tem'pō-rā-ri), a. and n. [Also written cotemporary; It is impo ible to... bring ages past and future together, and make them contemporary . Locke . We know from contemporary witne es what were the institutions of not a few Greek cities. E. A. Freeman , Amer. Lects., p. 257. Specifically-2. Living or existing at the same time with one's self. Contemplatively looking into the clouds of his tobaccoCarlyle, Sartor Resartus, p. 12. pipe.