Contemplative
11contemplative — [[t]kənte̱mplətɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way. Martin is a quiet, contemplative sort of chap... I went for long, contemplative walks by the river... Life there is slow and… …
12contemplative — con|tem|pla|tive1 [kənˈtemplətıv, ˈkɔntəmpleıtıv US kən , ˈka:ntem ] adj spending a lot of time thinking seriously and quietly ▪ a contemplative mood >contemplatively adv contemplative 2 contemplative2 n formal someone who spends their life… …
13contemplative — contemplatively, adv. contemplativeness, n. /keuhn tem pleuh tiv, kon teuhm play , tem /, adj. 1. given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind. n. 2. a person devoted to contemplation, as a monk. [1300 50; < L contemplativus,… …
14contemplative — adj. Contemplative is used with these nouns: ↑mood, ↑nature, ↑order …
15contemplative — contemplatif фр. [контанпляти/ф] contemplative англ. [контэ/мплэтив] contemplativo ит. [контэмплати/во] созерцательно ◊ contemplation фр. [контанплясьо/н], англ. [контемплэ/йшн] contemplazione …
16contemplative — 1 adjective spending a lot of time thinking seriously and quietly: a contemplative mood contemplatively adverb 2 noun (C) formal someone who spends their life thinking deeply about religious matters …
17contemplative — adjective a peaceful, contemplative mood Syn: thoughtful, pensive, reflective, meditative, musing, ruminative, introspective, brooding, deep/lost in thought, in a brown study …
18Contemplative Outreach — was established in 1983 to help develop a network of individuals interested in the practice of Centering Prayer as taught by Father Thomas Keating. Three monks of St. Joseph s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts are attributed with developing the… …
19Contemplative education — is a philosophy of higher education that infuses learning with the experience of awareness, insight and compassion for oneself and others through the erudite academic practices of meditation and contemplative disciplines, such as ikebana, t ai… …
20Contemplative Life — • A life ordered in view of contemplation; a way of living especially adapted to lead to and facilitate contemplation, while it excludes all other preoccupations and intents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Contemplative Life …
