contemplative

IPA: kʌntˈɛmpɫʌtɪv

noun

  • Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.

adjective

  • Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
  • Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
  • Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation.
  • (medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
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Examples of "contemplative" in Sentences

  • The nominated article is contemplative art.
  • However, the mood of the piece is not contemplative.
  • It comments on the unknowable in a contemplative mood.
  • The frescoes are apparently for contemplative purpose.
  • His eyes were as black as a midnight ocean, his expression contemplative.
  • It was occasion'd by the fall of an apple, as he sat in contemplative mood.
  • McClure offers her reflections in contemplative, honest language, revealing her meaningful road to self-discovery.
  • He stared out at the dust and mist blowing across the canyon, his expression contemplative, his mouth like a surgical wound.
  • The answer is probably an individual thing, though Carr suggests spending more time in contemplative mode than in online mode.

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