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Contemplator

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con·tem·plate  (kntm-plt)
v. con·tem·plat·ed, con·tem·plat·ing, con·tem·plates
v.tr.
1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully. See Synonyms at see1.
2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder: contemplated the problem from all sides; contemplated the mystery of God.
3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility: contemplate marriage; forced by the accident to contemplate retirement.
v.intr.
To ponder; meditate.
[Latin contemplr, contemplt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + templum, space for observing auguries; see tem- in Indo-European roots.]
contem·plator n.


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Thus, a participant responding with a "three" on the ladder was classified as a contemplator (equal to rung two) because the minimum requirements for membership in the preparation stage (rung four) had not been met.
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Most adolescents, in terms of the Stages of Change model developed by Prochaska and Di Clemente (1986), are at the pre-contemplator or contemplator stage.
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It should be a convener, an exhorter, an encourager, sometimes a bit of a nag, and a contemplator of the profession's conduct, its ethical standards, its aspirations, and its proper place in society.
Liberal education & professionals by Lemann, Nicholas / Liberal Education
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