Con`tem*pla"tion (?), n.
[F. contemplation,
L. contemplatio.]
1. The act of the mind in
considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation;
musing; study.
In contemplation of created things,
By steps we may ascend
to God.
Milton.
Contemplation is keeping the idea which is
brought into the mind for some
time actually in view.
Locke.
2. Holy meditation.
[Obs.]
To live
in prayer and contemplation.
Shak.
3. The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of
intending or purposing.
In contemplation of returning at an
early date, he left.
Reid.
To have in contemplation, to
inted or purpose, or to have under consideration.
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