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Contemplative
/kənˈtɛmplətɪv/
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious contemplation.
📖 Definitions of "Contemplative"
- 1
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious contemplation.
- 1
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
- 2
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
- 3
Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation.
"contemplative faculties"
🔄 Synonyms of "Contemplative"
9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pensive | Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. |
| musingnoun | thought, meditation, contemplation |
| thoughtful | Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others. |
| ruminative | Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. |
| broodingnoun | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. |
| reflective | Pondering, especially thinking back on the past. |
| ponderingnoun | An act of rumination or cogitation. |
| meditative | Of or pertaining to meditation. |
| broodynoun | Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Contemplative"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| meditative | Of or pertaining to meditation. |
| musingnoun | thought, meditation, contemplation |
| ruminative | Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. |
| pensive | Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. |
| ponderingnoun | An act of rumination or cogitation. |
| thoughtful | Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others. |
| reflective | Pondering, especially thinking back on the past. |
| brooding | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. |
| broody | Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. |
| introspective | Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself. |
| speculative | Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation. |
| deliberativenoun | That deliberates, considers carefully. |
| philosophical | Of, or pertaining to, philosophy. |
| prayerful | That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout, reverent. |
| cogitative | Of, pertaining to, inclined to or capable of cogitation. |
| absorbed | Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. |
| raptverb | (comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed. |
| engrossed | Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else. |
| studious | Dedicated to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books |
| immersed | Deeply involved. |
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