meditation
[noun]
Synonyms: reflection, cogitation, contemplation, musing, pondering, rumination, study, thought

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

med‧i‧ta‧tion /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən, ˌmedɪˈteɪʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable] the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings, in order to relax completely or for religious reasons:
Yoga involves breathing exercises, stretching, and meditation. ⇒ transcendental meditation

2. [countable usually plural, uncountable] the act of thinking deeply and seriously about something:
She found him sitting alone, deep in meditation.
Rob interrupted his father’s meditations.

3. [countable usually plural] serious thoughts about a particular subject
meditation on
meditations on death and loss

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

meditation
noun
ADJ. deep, profound Techniques of deep meditation help people under stress.
quiet, silent He stared out of the window in silent meditation.
Buddhist, Christian | religious, transcendental
VERB + MEDITATION do, practise
PREP. in ~ spending hours in meditation
~ on The novel is an extended meditation on art, love and loss.

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