In the greatest of all works of art everything had been realized, I could give nothing, and my restless mind tired of passive contemplation.
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Contemplation
/ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/
Synonyms for "contemplation" (254 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Noun(11 words)
reflectioncogitatingcogitationconsiderationconsideration for othersconsiderationsconsideringcontemplatingcontemplative prayerdeliberationdeliberations
a wise passivenessabsorbed attentionabsorptionadvisementaid prayerangelusanticipationappealapplicationataraxiaataraxyaveave mariabeadrollbeadsbeseechmentbidding prayerboningbrainworkbreviary
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broodingcalmnesscertaintychapletcollectcommunioncomposureconcentrationconfidenceconningconsiderationcontemplative lifecounselcramcrammingdebatedeductiondeep studydeep thoughtdeliberation
Strong matches (76)
devotionsdiscretiondo-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdormancydrillengagementengrossmententreatyenvisagementenvisionmentexaminationexerciseexpectancyexpectationextensive studyeyeball inspectionfarseeingnessfarsightedness
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forecastforeglanceforegleamforeglimpseforehandednessforeseeingforesightforesightednessgracegrindgrindinghail maryheadworkidlenessimmersionimminenceimmobilityimperturbabilityimpetrationimplorationinactioninactivityindolenceinertiainertnessinspectionintentnessintercessioninvocationinvolvementkyrie eleisonlaissez fairelaissez-allerlaissez-fairelaissez-faireismlitanylongsightednesslooking aheadlucid stillnesslucubrationmarmoreal reposemeditationmental labormonomaniamusingneutralismneutralityneutralness
Noun(8 words)
italian riflessionemeditatingmeditationmeditationsmore reflectivemullingmusingmystical contemplation
Related words (127)
nirvananoninvolvementnonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistanceobsecrationobsessionobtestationocular inspectionorisonoverviewpacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismpassivitypaternoster
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peacepeacefulnessperusalpetitionplacidityplacidnesspolicyponderingpracticeprayerprayer wheelpredictionpreoccupationpreparationprepublicationpreviewprevisionprobabilityprocrastinationprofound thoughtprospectprospectionprovidenceprovisionprudencequiescencequiescencyquietquietismquietnessquietuderapt attentionreadinessreadingreflectionreliancereposerestrestfulnessrestudyrestudyingreveriereviewrevolvingrogationrosaryruminationsagacitysatoriscrutinyserenitysilencesilent prayersilken reposesingle-mindednesssleepslumberspeculationstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasisstillnessstudiousnessstudystudyingsubjectsubmersionsuitsupplicationsurveyswottingthanksthanksgivingthe eyethoughttranquillityunastonishmentvegetationvettingviewvisual examinationvita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waitingweighingwide readingwise passiveness
Noun(18 words)
Adjective(1 words)
reflective thinking
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5 entriesdeep thinkingintrospective analysismeditative prayermystical contemplationsilent contemplation
Collocations
6 entriescontemplation of ethical issuescontemplative practicedeep contemplationextended contemplationself reflectionsilent contemplation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.
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The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty.
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Love is like some fresh spring, that leaves its cresses, its gravel bed and flowers to become first a stream and then a river, changing its aspect and its nature as it flows to plunge itself in some boundless ocean, where restricted natures only find monotony, but where great souls are engulfed in endless contemplation.
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