meditation

noun

/ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/

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[uncountable] the practice of focusing your mind in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm
- She found peace through yoga and meditation.
see also transcendental meditation
Extra Examples
- She uses music and guided meditation to relax and inspire.
- Techniques of deep meditation help people under stress.
- I recently discovered the benefits of meditation.
- More and more people practise meditation on a regular basis.
Topics Religion and festivalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- profound
- quiet
- …
verb + meditation
- do
- practise/practice
preposition
- in meditation
- meditation on
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[uncountable] the activity of thinking deeply about something, especially so that you do not notice the people or things around you
- in meditation He was deep in meditation and didn't see me come in.
- She stared out of the window in silent meditation.
[countable, usually plural] meditation (on something) (formal) serious thoughts on a particular subject that somebody writes down or speaks
- his meditations on life and art
Extra Examples
- The novel is an extended meditation on art, love and loss.
- A rare copy of his ‘Meditations on Love’ has been discovered.
- She kept a journal of her meditations and dreams.
- The play contains some fascinating meditations on the nature of genius.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- profound
- quiet
- …
verb + meditation
- do
- practise/practice
preposition
- in meditation
- meditation on
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin meditatio(n-), from meditari, from a base meaning ‘measure’; related to mete.

单词	meditation
释义	meditation noun /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/ /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable] the practice of focusing your mind in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm She found peace through yoga and meditation. see also transcendental meditation Extra Examples She uses music and guided meditation to relax and inspire. Techniques of deep meditation help people under stress. I recently discovered the benefits of meditation. More and more people practise meditation on a regular basis. Topics Religion and festivalsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep profound quiet … verb + meditation do practise/practice preposition in meditation meditation on See full entry [uncountable] the activity of thinking deeply about something, especially so that you do not notice the people or things around you in meditation He was deep in meditation and didn't see me come in. She stared out of the window in silent meditation. [countable, usually plural] meditation (on something) (formal) serious thoughts on a particular subject that somebody writes down or speaks his meditations on life and art Extra Examples The novel is an extended meditation on art, love and loss. A rare copy of his ‘Meditations on Love’ has been discovered. She kept a journal of her meditations and dreams. The play contains some fascinating meditations on the nature of genius. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep profound quiet … verb + meditation do practise/practice preposition in meditation meditation on See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin meditatio(n-), from meditari, from a base meaning ‘measure’; related to mete.
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