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contemplative
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con·tem·pla·tive  (kn-tmpl-tv, kntm-pl-)
adj.
Disposed to or characterized by contemplation. See Synonyms at pensive.
n.
1. A person given to contemplation.
2. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation.

con·templa·tive·ly adv.
con·templa·tive·ness n.

contemplative [ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪtɪv -təm- kənˈtɛmplə-]
adj
denoting, concerned with, or inclined to contemplation; meditative
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a person dedicated to religious contemplation or to a way of life conducive to this
contemplatively  adv
contemplativeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.contemplative - a person devoted to the contemplative life
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.1.contemplative - deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"

contemplative
adjective thoughtful, reflective, introspective, rapt, meditative, pensive, ruminative, in a brown study, intent, musing, deep or lost in thought He is a quiet, contemplative sort of chap.
Translations
contemplative [kənˈtemplətɪv] ADJcontemplativo
contemplative
adj
(= thoughtful) look, personnachdenklich; mood alsobesinnlich
life, religious orderbeschaulich, kontemplativ
contemplative [kənˈtɛmplətɪv] adjcontemplativo/a
contemplative [kənˈtɛmplətɪv] adjcontemplativo/a


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Those who aspire to be (or already are) contemplatives in our frenzied world, will find this book to be an immensely affirming experience.
It teaches laypeople how to be contemplatives in the middle of their workaday world," says Father Michael Barrett, an Opus Dei priest in Houston.
2) Seeking to recover some of the spiritual vitality of an earlier day, the Puritans deliberately returned to writings of medieval contemplatives for guidance in shaping saints.
 
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