meditāˈtion noun

1. The act of meditating
2. Deep thought
3. Serious continuous contemplation, esp on a religious or spiritual theme
4. A meditative discourse
5. A meditative treatment of a literary or musical theme
6. The achievement through thought control of a tranquil state and total relaxation of mind and body

medˈitātive adjective

medˈitātively adverb

medˈitātiveness noun

medˈitātor noun

meditate the muse

(Latinism, after Milton) to give one's mind to composing poetry