单词 | meditating |
释义 | meditatingn. The action or process of meditating. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] thoughta1387 consideration1388 contemplationc1390 meditationa1393 musinga1393 speculationa1450 studier1472 musea1500 recollection1576 contemplature1580 rumination1585 contemplating1587 amuse1606 meditating1609 theory1611 meditancea1625 amusement1694 cogitabundation1729 cogibundity1734 cogitabundity1744 think1834 recueillement1845 thunk1922 noodling1942 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [noun] contemplation?c1225 meditation?c1225 recollection1576 meditating1609 recollectednessa1699 mantra1794 recueillement1845 transcendental meditation1966 TM1967 1609 R. Bernard Faithfull Shepheard (new ed.) 85 Some in meditating doe vse to speake and gesture. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A2 Some of our severe Gnostics, whose little reading, and lesse meditating holds ever..that which it took up. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xviii. 75 The active powers of his mind were almost continually exercised in reading, writing, or meditating. 1820 J. F. Cooper Precaution II. xvi. 222 Francis will be a Duke, and have a noble estate—yet..he is so unhappy in his meditating—, and uncouth in his manners, I cannot think of offering him to your daughter as a husband. c1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 286 My meditatings, musings, and reflections were continual. 1873 A. Dobson Vignettes in Rhyme 14 Not that his ‘meditating’ rose Beyond a sunny summer doze. 1993 V. Headley Excess x. 96 They would..congregate with the other local dreads for long smoking and meditating sessions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). meditatingadj. That meditates; characterized by meditation. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] > engaged in contemplation, musing pensivec1400 contemplantc1429 musing1530 contemplating1602 reflexing1606 wrappeda1616 musefula1618 cogitabundous1627 meditant1631 meditating1645 cogitabund1649 meditabund1681 speculating1787 thoughtful-looking1827 1645 W. Lilly Starry Messenger 36 The good man (if he be born) sleeps quietly, untill that Angel appointed for his Guardian, excite him in a moment to rouze up his meditating thoughts, and to convert Consultation into Action. 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 245 Mr. Ignatius's Rules for his meditating Exercists. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxxv. 348 It [sc. a captive bird]..with meditating eyes, first surveys, and then attempts, its wired canopy. 1814 J. H. Reynolds Safie 14 Recollection Of Safie's sorrow darts its pain Across the meditating brain. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. vi. 220 The meditating Suicide will smile on the arm of a companion. 1914 M. J. Cawein Poet & Nature 158 Deep in the meditating wood..One listens. 1990 M. Lipman Thank you for having Me (BNC) 95 The sight of the MGM lion, the Pearly Dean Gates or even the Pathe cockerel gives the quiet hum of anticipation one usually associates with meditating monks. Derivatives ˈmeditatingly adv. meditatively. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adverb] contemplativelyc1450 contemplative1581 musingly1611 cogitabundly1659 cogitatively1731 meditatingly1753 meditatively1790 contemplatingly1801 musefullya1810 speculatively1883 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xix. 162 He enquired..Why she looked so meditatingly? 1846 Littell's Living Age 14 Feb. 313 For some moments, Blast, by the aid of his lantern, looked meditatingly upon Tangle. 1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton Kenelm Chillingly II. v. vii. 372 Meditatingly propped on his elbow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609adj.1645 |
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