Meditation

/mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/

Synonyms for "meditation" (133 found)

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a wise passivenessabsorbed attentionabsorption advisementaid prayerangelus appeal application aveave mariabeadroll beads beseechmentbidding prayerbreviary brooding chaplet collect communion concentration

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consideration contemplationcontemplative life

Noun(4 words)

calmcognitive practicecontemplationcontemplative prayer

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counsel debate deductiondeep studydeep thoughtdeliberation devotionsdo-nothing policydo-nothingism do-nothingness dormancy engagement engrossment entreaty gracehail maryidleness immersion immobility impetration

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imploration inaction inactivity indolence inertia inertness intentness intercession invocation involvementkyrie eleisonlaissez fairelaissez-aller laissez-faire laissez-faireism litany lucubration

Noun(3 words)

devotional practicefocusinner stillness

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Noun(7 words)

mindfulness reflection reverie ruminations speculationspiritual disciplinetranquility

monomania musing neutralism neutrality neutralness noninvolvement nonparticipation nonresistance nonviolencenonviolent resistanceobsecration obsession obtestation orison pacifism paralysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassiveness passivism

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passivity paternoster petition policy pondering prayerprayer wheelpreoccupation procrastinationprofound thoughtquiescence quietismrapt attentionreflection reverie revolving rogation rosary ruminationsilent prayersingle-mindedness speculation stagnancy stagnation standpattism stasis studiousness study submersion suit supplication thanks thanksgiving thought vegetationvita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waitingweighing

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contemplationmental practicemental statemusing reflection reflexion ruminationspiritual practicethoughtfulness

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absorptionbreath meditationdeep focusloving kindness meditationmantra meditationsilent concentrationtranscendental meditationvipassanazen meditation

Collocations

5 entries

breath meditationdaily meditationguided meditationmeditation practicemindfulness meditation

Inflections

1 entries

meditations

Derivations

2 entries

meditative meditator

Sample sentences

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A sudden loud noise broke in on my meditation.

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Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.

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Being left alone, he sank into meditation.

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He sat in Zen meditation.

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