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meditation

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. With wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love. (Shak)

Origin: OE. Meditacioun, F. Meditation, fr. L. Meditatio.