recollectednessn.
/ˌrɛkəˈlɛktᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌrɛkəˈlɛktədnəs/ 1. The state of being concentrated or absorbed in religious meditation.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [noun]
contemplation?c1225
meditation?c1225
recollection1576
meditating1609
recollectednessa1699
mantra1794
recueillement1845
transcendental meditation1966
TM1967
a1699 J. Bonnell in W. Hamilton Life & Char. Bonnell (1703) 111 In such intentness and recollectedness of Thought, that we are hardly sensible ourselves, that we are at our Devotions.
1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Personal Relig. 130 That the mind should ever and anon..be called home for a second or two to the Presence of God..: this is the meaning of recollectedness of spirit.
1891 Month Sept. 36 During the Adorable Sacrifice..a most profound recollectedness was observed.
1930 Times 22 Mar. 15/5 If they would pay her the reverence she most desires they will order their lives to quiet recollectedness, keeping in their hearts proofs of Divine love.
2002 M. Perry & J.-P. LaFouge tr. F. Schuon Form & Substance in Relig. 79 To be conscious of the permanent miracle of Existence is to abide in a devotional recollectedness.
2. Collectedness, composure, clearness of thought; an instance of this. Now rare.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun]
sharpnessc897
yepshipc1000
insightc1175
yepleȝȝcc1175
yephedea1250
wit1297
fellnessa1382
policyc1440
discerningc1450
policec1450
inspectiona1527
perceivance1534
aptitude1548
sagacity1548
acuity?1549
nimbleness1561
acumen1579
seeing eye1579
esprit1591
acuteness1601
depth1605
penetration1605
knowingness1611
shrewdnessa1616
piercingnessa1628
discernment1646
sharpwittedness1647
nasuteness1660
arguteness1662
sagaciousness1678
perceptivity1700
keenness1707
cuteness1768
intuition1780
recollectedness1796
long-headedness1818
perceptiveness1823
kokum1848
incision1862
incisiveness1865
penetrativeness1873
flair1881
hard-boiledness1912
smart1964
spikiness1977
sus1979
1796 W. Godwin Enq. Polit. Justice (new ed.) I. iv. ii. 225 The clearness of our apprehension on this subject and the recollectedness and independence of our mind.
1800 S. Cobbe Julia St. Helen I. xvii. 87 There was a calm recollectedness in all she did or said.
1857 S. Wilberforce in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1881) II. x. 339 I spoke with recollectedness and power.
1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind xxviii. 245 How many negligences have not also been committed in the flurry which prevents all recollectedness.
2000 M. McGhee Transformations of Mind 98 A mindfulness or recollectedness which maintains a clear and undistracted comprehension of purpose.
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1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. iv. 295 In every instance there exists a point of time, down to which recollectedness and suggestedness are qualities of which no man's testimony can be deprived.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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