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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Meditation \Med`i*ta"tion\, n. [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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my
              heart be acceptable in thy sight.     --Ps. xix. 14.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Thought; -- without regard to kind. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With wings as swift
              As meditation or the thoughts of love. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Meditation \Med`i*ta"tion\, n. [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
       n 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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  meditation
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο διαλογισμός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  meditation
     n.
     1 A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
     2 A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical
  subject.
     3 A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
     4 Careful and thorough thought.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Meditation
     German n.
     f meditation

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  meditation
     n.
     1 A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
     2 A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical
  subject.
     3 A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
     4 Careful and thorough thought.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  meditation
     n.
     1 A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
     2 A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical
  subject.
     3 A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
     4 Careful and thorough thought.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Meditation
     German n.
     f meditation

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  meditation
     n.
     1 A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
     2 A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical
  subject.
     3 A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
     4 Careful and thorough thought.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Meditation
     German n.
     f meditation

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  meditation
     Englanti n.
     1 mietiskely
     2 ajattelu
     3 pohdinta
     4 mietelmä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  meditation
     n.
     (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Meditation
     Tyska n.
     meditation

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  meditation
     n.
     (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:deu-bul ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  Медитация
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ell ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  διαλογισμός
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Meditation /mˌeːdiːtatsjˈoːn/ 
  meditation 
     Synonym: Meditieren
  
   see: Meditationen
  

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fin ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  meditaatio
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  méditation
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  semadi
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  medytacja
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  размышление
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  meditación
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Meditation /ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  meditation
  das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/
  تأمل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  meditation //mɛdɪˈteɪʃən// 
  1. медитация
  contemplative discourse
  2. размишление
  devotional contemplation

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/ 
  rozjímání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/ 
  přemýšlení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/ 
  meditace

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/
  Betrachtung 
        "lost in meditation"  - in Betrachtungen versunken
   see: meditations, lost in thought
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/
  Meditation , Meditieren 
   see: meditations
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  meditation //mɛdɪˈteɪʃən// 
  1. pohdinta, pohdiskelu
  contemplative discourse
  2. meditaatio, mietiskely
  devotional contemplation

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. साधना
        "Meditation is cure for soul like medicine for body."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/
  meditacija, razmišljanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/
  elmélkedés

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  meditation //mɛdɪˈteɪʃən// 
  semadi, meditasi
  devotional contemplation

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  meditation //mɛdɪˈteɪʃən// 
  冥想, 思索, 黙想
  devotional contemplation

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  meditation //mɛdɪˈteɪʃən// 
  meditasjon
  devotional contemplation

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  meditation /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃən/ 
    medytacja

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  meditation /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/ 
  meditação

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  meditation //mɛdɪˈteɪʃən// 
  meditation
  devotional contemplation

From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-bul ]

  meditation /mˌeːdiːtasxˈuːn/ 
  размишление
  (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  meditation /mˌeːdiːtasxˈuːn/ 
  Meditation
  (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Svenska-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ell ]

  meditation /mˌeːdiːtasxˈuːn/ 
  διαλογισμός
  (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Svenska-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-jpn ]

  meditation /mˌeːdiːtasxˈuːn/ 
  冥想
  (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-lat ]

  meditation /mˌeːdiːtasxˈuːn/ 
  meditātiō
  (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Svenska-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nld ]

  meditation /mˌeːdiːtasxˈuːn/ 
  meditatie
  (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Svenska-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-por ]

  meditation /mˌeːdiːtasxˈuːn/ 
  meditação
  (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From Svenska-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-tur ]

  meditation /mˌeːdiːtasxˈuːn/ 
  dalınç
  (tyst) betraktelse, begrundan

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  114 Moby Thesaurus words for "meditation":
     Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster,
     a wise passiveness, absorbed attention, absorption, advisement,
     aid prayer, appeal, application, beadroll, beads, beseechment,
     bidding prayer, breviary, brooding, chaplet, collect, communion,
     concentration, consideration, contemplation, contemplative life,
     counsel, deep study, deep thought, deliberation, devotions,
     do-nothing policy, do-nothingism, do-nothingness, dormancy,
     engagement, engrossment, entreaty, grace, idleness, immersion,
     immobility, impetration, imploration, inaction, inactivity,
     indolence, inertia, inertness, intentness, intercession,
     invocation, involvement, laissez-aller, laissez-faire,
     laissez-faireism, litany, lucubration, monomania, musing,
     neutralism, neutrality, neutralness, noninvolvement,
     nonparticipation, nonresistance, nonviolence,
     nonviolent resistance, obsecration, obsession, obtestation, orison,
     pacifism, paralysis, passive resistance, passive self-annihilation,
     passiveness, passivism, passivity, petition, policy, pondering,
     prayer, prayer wheel, preoccupation, procrastination,
     profound thought, quiescence, quietism, rapt attention, reflection,
     revolving, rogation, rosary, rumination, silent prayer,
     single-mindedness, speculation, stagnancy, stagnation,
     standpattism, stasis, studiousness, study, submersion, suit,
     supplication, thanks, thanksgiving, vegetation, vita contemplativa,
     waiting game, watching and waiting, weighing
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 沉思,冥想;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 沉思,冥想

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