contemplation

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/
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• General-American: /ˌkɑntəmˈpleɪʃən/
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: K AA2 N T AH0 M P L EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio. By surface analysis, contemplate + -ion.

68 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَفَكُّر (tafakkur) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Bulgarian: размишление (razmišlenie) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Catalan: contemplació — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Czech: rozjímání — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Dutch: beschouwing — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Dutch: bespiegeling — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Dutch: overweging — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Dutch: contemplatie — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Finnish: tutkiskelu — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Finnish: mietiskely — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• French: contemplation — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Galician: contemplación — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• German: Betrachtung — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Greek: διαλογισμός (dialogismós) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Greek: στοχασμός (stochasmós) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Greek: περισυλλογή (perisyllogí) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Greek: ενατένιση (enaténisi) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Hindi: चिंतन (cintan) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Hindi: ध्यान (dhyān) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Hindi: मनन (manan) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Māori: whakaaroarohanga — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Polish: kontemplacja — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Polish: medytacja — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Portuguese: contemplação — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Russian: размышле́ние (razmyšlénije) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Russian: разду́мье (razdúmʹje) — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Serbo-Croatian: sozercanje — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Spanish: contemplación — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Swedish: begrundande — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Turkish: düşünme — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Turkish: tefekkür etme — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Vietnamese: thiền định — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Vietnamese: chiêm niệm — The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study
• Bulgarian: съзерцание (sǎzercanie) — Holy meditation
• Czech: meditace — Holy meditation
• Finnish: uskonnollinen mietiskely — Holy meditation
• German: Meditation — Holy meditation
• Greek: περισυλλογή (perisyllogí) — Holy meditation
• Greek: θεωρία (theoría) — Holy meditation
• Hindi: ध्यान (dhyān) — Holy meditation
• Hindi: साधना (sādhnā) — Holy meditation
• Hindi: तप (tap) — Holy meditation
• Hindi: तपस्या (tapasyā) — Holy meditation
• Macedonian: созерцание (sozercanie) — Holy meditation
• Polish: bogomyślność — Holy meditation
• Russian: созерца́ние (sozercánije) — Holy meditation
• Russian: медита́ция (meditácija) — Holy meditation
• Russian: благочести́вые размышле́ния (blagočestívyje razmyšlénija) — Holy meditation
• Spanish: contemplación — Holy meditation
• Swedish: meditation — Holy meditation
• Swedish: andakt — Holy meditation
• Turkish: meditasyon — Holy meditation
• Vietnamese: thiền định — Holy meditation
• Vietnamese: chiêm niệm — Holy meditation
• Bulgarian: очакване (očakvane) — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Finnish: suunnittelu — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• German: Erwarten — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Greek: πρόβλεψη (próvlepsi) — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Greek: πρόθεση (próthesi) — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Hindi: मनन (manan) — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Hindi: चिंतन (cintan) — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Portuguese: contemplação — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Russian: предвкуше́ние (predvkušénije) — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Spanish: contemplación — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Swedish: betraktande — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Turkish: bekleme — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Vietnamese: thiền định — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing
• Vietnamese: chiêm niệm — The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing