Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Any of various types of achieving more or less altered states of consciousness, such as vacancy of mind or prolonged contemplation on a single sensation or thought, through relaxed or focused mental and physical activity generally of a nonstrenuous and non–substance-induced nature.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.

    Her book is less a cookbook than a meditation on the craft of cookery.

    медита́цияmeditácija, разду́мьеrazdúmʹje, размышле́ниеrazmyšlénije

    (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

  4. (countable, uncountable)A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Careful and thorough thought.

    deep meditation

    in meditation

    Meditation

    медита́цияmeditácija

    медита́ціяmedytácija

Examples

84 sentences
  1. Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.

    Мухи та комарі заважали йому медитувати. — ChickenKiev

    ruМухи и комары помешали ему медитировать. — shanghainese

  2. Meditation can be practiced almost anywhere.

  3. Meditation sure helps me sleep better at night.

  4. Have you considered meditation?

  5. Have you ever tried meditation?

Translations

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Українська
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contemplative discourse:
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Origin

From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of m

From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).

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