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contemplative

About 1.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
  2. adjective Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
  3. adjective Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation.
    contemplative faculties
  4. adjective In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as one's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
  5. noun Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.

Similar words

meditative musing ruminative pensive pondering thoughtful reflective brooding broody introspective

Often followed by

life and prayer mind man mood attitude or experience

Word family

contemplatively contemplativeness contemplativenesses contemplatives

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