meditation

  • 31meditation — med|i|ta|tion [ˌmedıˈteıʃən] n 1.) [U] the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings, in order to relax completely or for religious reasons ▪ Yoga involves breathing exercises, stretching, and meditation. →↑transcendental meditation …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32meditation — UK [ˌmedɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms meditation : singular meditation plural meditations 1) a) [uncountable] quiet thought that helps you to relax or that is intended as a spiritual or religious exercise b) [countable] a particular exercise… …

    English dictionary

  • 33Meditation —    An act of the devout life by which the soul seeks closer intercourse with God. It has been well said that Meditation is the correlative of Prayer. In Prayer we speak to God. In Meditation God speaks to us. We bow our heads to listen; therefore …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 34Meditation — A self directed practice for relaxing the body and calming the mind. Most meditative techniques have come to the West from Eastern religious practices, particularly India, China, and Japan, but can be found in all cultures of the world. Until… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 35meditation —    The term dhyana (meditation) is used by Jains (see JAINISM), Buddhists, and Hindus, with somewhat different technical meanings.    The Jains may very well have been the first to practice meditation. Their tradition does not preserve a great… …

    Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • 36meditation — med|i|ta|tion [ ,medı teıʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount quiet thought that helps you relax or that is intended as a spiritual or religious exercise a ) count a particular exercise that is used in meditation 2. ) uncount thought that takes all your… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37meditation — noun 1 (U) the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings, in order to relax completely or for religious reasons: Try to set aside an hour each day for meditation. 2 (countable usually plural, uncountable) the act of thinking deeply… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38Meditation —    (lat. = Nachdenken) wird heute überwiegend als aktiver methodischer Prozeß des Zu sich selber Kommens verstanden. Die heutige M. hat keineswegs notwendigerweise religiösen Charakter. Sie unterscheidet sich von der auf ein Objekt oder Thema… …

    Neues Theologisches Wörterbuch

  • 39meditation — noun cultivating the presence of God through meditation Syn: contemplation, thought, thinking, musing, pondering, consideration, reflection, deliberation, rumination, brooding, reverie, brown study, concentration; prayer; formal cogitation …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 40meditation — /mɛdəˈteɪʃən/ (say meduh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of meditating. 2. continued thought; reflection; contemplation. 3. a treatise or discourse contemplating a religious or philosophical subject. 4. a practice involving discipline of the mind, in… …