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Contemplative definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTEMPLATIVE, a.
1. Given to contemplation, or continued application of the mind to a subject; studious; thoughtful; as a contemplative philosopher, or mind.
2. Employed in study; as a contemplative life.
3. Having the appearance of study, or a studious habit; as a contemplative look.
4. Having the power of thought or meditation; as the contemplative faculty of man.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"; [syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative] n
1: a person devoted to the contemplative life

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 14th century marked by or given to contemplation; specifically of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance • contemplatively adverb • contemplativeness noun II. noun Date: 14th century a person who practices contemplation

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. of or given to (esp. religious) contemplation; meditative. --n. a person whose life is devoted to religious contemplation. Derivatives: contemplatively adv. Etymology: ME f. OF contemplatif -ive, or L contemplativus (as contemplate)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Contemplative Con*tem"pla*tive, a. [F. contemplatif, L. contemplativus.] 1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative. Fixed and contemplative their looks. --Denham. 2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties. --Ray.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Contemplative Con*tem"pla*tive, n. (R. C. Ch.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way. Martin is a quiet, contemplative sort of chap... ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Thoughtful, studious, given to contemplation, meditative, musing.