Med`i*ta"tion (?), n.
[OE. meditacioun, F. méditation, fr. L. meditatio.]
1. The act of
meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject
in the mind;
serious contemplation; reflection; musing.
Let the words of
my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight.
Ps.
xix. 14. 2. Thought; -- without regard to kind. [Obs.]
With wings as swift
As meditation or the thoughts of love.
Shak.