Латинский словарь средневековых философских терминов. С. С. Неретина. 1998.
CONTEMPLATION — CONTEMPLATI Pour la plupart des philosophes grecs, et essentiellement pour le courant de pensée qui relie le pythagorisme, Platon et le néoplatonisme, la contemplation (théôria , de Théa: déesse, et oraô : voir) désigne une attitude de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Contemplation — 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. [1913 Webster] In contemplation of created things … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemplation — I noun absorption, aim, attention, brooding, calculation, cerebration, cogitation, concentration, consideration, contemplatio, deliberateness, deliberation, design, determination, engrossment, envisagement, envisionment, examination, excogitation … Law dictionary
contemplation — c.1200, religious musing, from O.Fr. contemplation or directly from L. contemplationem (nom. contemplatio) act of looking at, from contemplat , pp. stem of contemplari to gaze attentively, observe, originally to mark out a space for observation… … Etymology dictionary
contemplatio — index contemplation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contemplation — Contemplation, Contemplatio, Cic. et Contemplatus, huius contemplatus, Ouid … Thresor de la langue françoyse
contemplation — [kän΄təm plā′shən] n. [ME contemplacion < OFr < L contemplatio] 1. thoughtful inspection, study, etc. 2. religious or mystical meditation 3. expectation or intention … English World dictionary
Contemplation — For other uses, see Contemplation (disambiguation). Statue The Spirit of Contemplation by Albert Toft. The word contemplation comes from the Latin word contemplatio. Its root is also that of the Latin word templum, a piece of ground consecrated… … Wikipedia
contemplation — (kon tan pla sion ; en poésie, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Action de contempler. La contemplation des astres. • Belle contemplation vraiment !, BERN. DE S. P. Mort de Socrate. • Il le revoit [l incendie de Moscou] dans toute sa violence ;… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
contemplation — /kon teuhm play sheuhn, tem /, n. 1. the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation. 2. full or deep consideration; reflection: religious contemplation. 3. purpose or intention. 4. prospect or expectation. [1175 1225; < L contemplation (s. of… … Universalium
To have in contemplation — Contemplation 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. [1913 Webster] In contemplation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
