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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Meditation \Med'i*ta"tion\, noun [OE. meditacioun, F. m['e]ditation, fr. L. meditatio.]
1. The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight. --Ps. xix. 14.
2. Thought; -- without regard to kind. [Obs.]
With wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
meditation
noun
1: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" [syn: {speculation}]
2: (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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