meditation
Pluralmeditations (some meanings)
- 1A practice of calming your mind by sitting quietly and focusing on one thing, like your breath.
Like letting muddy water sit still until it slowly becomes clear.
She practices meditation every morning before school to feel calm.
Meditation helped him stop worrying so much about the test.
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- 2Long and careful thinking about a question or problem.
After much meditation, she decided to change schools.
He gave the problem several days of meditation before answering.
Similarthought, reflection, contemplation, deliberation, pondering
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- 3A religious activity in which a person thinks quietly and deeply, often as a form of prayer.
The monks begin each day with an hour of meditation in the chapel.
Her evening meditation helps her feel closer to God.
Similarcontemplation, reflection
- 4A piece of writing or a talk that shares deep thoughts, often about religion or life's big questions.
The pastor's short meditation on hope made several people cry.
She wrote a meditation about losing her grandmother.
Similarreflection, musing, essay
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- 5A slow, calm piece of music that creates a quiet, thoughtful mood.
The violinist played a gentle meditation during the wedding.
The album ends with a quiet meditation for piano.
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Origin
It came from Latin, from a word meaning "to think over" or "consider."