English-Thai Dictionary

contemplation

N การ พิจารณา ใคร่ครวญ  การเพ่งพินิจ  การ ใคร่ครวญ  การไตร่ตรอง  kan-pi-ja-ra-na-krai-kruan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTEMPLATION

n.[L.] 1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; meditation; study; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject.
Contemplation is keeping the idea, brought into the mind, some time actually in view.
2. Holy meditation; attention to sacred things; a particular application of the foregoing definition.
To have in contemplation, to intend or purpose, or to have under consideration.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTEMPLATION

Con `tem *pla "tion, n. Etym: [F. contemplation, L. contemplatio.]

 

1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study. In contemplation of created things, By steps we may ascend to God. Milton. Contemplation is keeping the idea which is brought into the mind for some time actually in view. Locke.

 

2. Holy meditation. [Obs. ] To live in prayer and contemplation. Shak.

 

3. The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing. In contemplation of returning at an early date, he left. Reid. To have in contemplation, to inted or purpose, or to have under consideration.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contemplation

con tem pla tion |ˌkäntəmˈplāSHən ˌkɑn (t )əmˈpleɪʃən | ▶noun the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time: the road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery. • deep reflective thought: he would retire to his room for study or contemplation. • the state of being thought about or planned. • religious meditation. • (in Christian spirituality ) a form of prayer or meditation in which a person seeks to pass beyond mental images and concepts to a direct experience of the divine. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin contemplatio (n- ), from the verb contemplari (see contemplate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

contemplation

con |tem |pla ¦tion |ˌkɒntɛmˈpleɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time: the road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery. • deep reflective thought: he would retire to his room for study or contemplation. • the state of being considered or planned: substantial fitting work is in contemplation . • religious meditation. • a form of Christian prayer or meditation in which a person seeks to pass beyond mental images and concepts to a direct experience of the divine. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin contemplatio (n- ), from the verb contemplari (see contemplate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

contemplation

contemplation noun 1 the contemplation of beautiful objects: viewing, examination, inspection, observation, survey, study, scrutiny. 2 the monks sat in quiet contemplation: thought, reflection, meditation, consideration, rumination, deliberation, reverie, introspection, brown study; formal cogitation, cerebration.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contemplation

contemplation noun 1 the contemplation of beautiful objects: viewing, regarding, examination, inspection, observation, survey, study, scrutiny, scanning, staring at, gazing at, eyeing. 2 the monks sat in quiet contemplation: thought, meditation, consideration, pondering, reflection, thinking, musing, rumination, deliberation, cogitation, reverie, concentration, introspection; informal brown study; formal cerebration.

 

French Dictionary

contemplation

contemplation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de regarder attentivement et d ’admirer. : La contemplation d ’un beau paysage. SYNONYME observation . 2 État mystique, méditation où l ’âme se concentre sur Dieu.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contemplation

con tem pla tion /kɑ̀ntəmpléɪʃ (ə )n, -tem- |kɔ̀n -/名詞 U 1 熟考, じっくり考えること ; 瞑想 （めいそう ）.2 凝視, じっと見ること .3 もくろみ, 意図 .4 予期, 見込み .