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con⋅tem⋅pla⋅tion

  [kon-tuhm-pley-shuhn, -tem-]
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–noun
1. the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.
2. full or deep consideration; reflection: religious contemplation.
3. purpose or intention.
4. prospect or expectation.
Origin:
1175–1225; < L contemplātiōn- (s. of contemplātiō); see contemplate, -ion; r. ME contemplaci(o)un < AF < L, as above
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con·tem·pla·tion   (kŏn'təm-plā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or state of contemplating.
  2. Thoughtful observation or study.
  3. Meditation on spiritual matters, especially as a form of devotion.
  4. Intention or expectation: sought further information in contemplation of a career change.
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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.

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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contemplation 
c.1225, from O.Fr. contemplation, from L. contemplationem "act of looking at," from contemplari "to gaze attentively, observe," orig. "to mark out a space for observation" (as an augur does). From com- intensive prefix + templum "area for the taking of auguries" (see temple). Originally in Eng., "religious musing." Contemplate is from 1592; contemplative is from 1340.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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