Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characterized by or given to meditation. synonym: pensive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Addicted to meditation.
- Pertaining or inclining to or expressing meditation: as, a meditative mood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Disposed to meditate, or to meditation
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
meditation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective deeply or seriously thoughtful
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Examples
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St. Vincent and Borg were accommodating them, the latter for the most part in meditative monosyllables.
CHAPTER 22 2010
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The daguerreotype had better be taken with reference to the engraving to accompany the memoir - the hair combed or brushed from the brow, so as to show a high forehead - the expression meditative - a book in the hand, &c.
The flush times of Alabama and Mississippi : a series of sketches, 1853
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Experiments have indicated that the region of the brain associated with emotions such as compassion shows considerably higher activity in those with long-term meditative experience.
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The second level of tantra, the everlasting pathway continuum, refers to a specific method for becoming a Buddha, namely meditative practices involving Buddha-figures.
Taking the Kalachakra Initiation ��� 1 Introduction to Tantra 1997
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He combined it with indigenous Chinese dao-yin exercises derived from animal movements, and the resulting blend became a fundamental practice and common denominator in Chinese meditative, medicinal and martial arts.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989
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Oriental cast of countenance, their dark complexions, their flashing eyes, and that expression, at once apprehensive and meditative, which is so much more remarkable in children than in those of a more mature age.
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Various
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"What the 'net does is shift the emphasis of our intelligence away from what might be called a meditative or contemplative intelligence and more toward what might be called a utilitarian intelligence," Carr said.
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"What the 'net does is shift the emphasis of our intelligence away from what might be called a meditative or contemplative intelligence and more toward what might be called a utilitarian intelligence," Carr said.
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What the Net does is shift the emphasis of our intelligence, away from what might be called a meditative or contemplative intelligence and more toward what might be called a utilitarian intelligence.
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"What the 'net does is shift the emphasis of our intelligence away from what might be called a meditative or contemplative intelligence and more toward what might be called a utilitarian intelligence," Carr said.
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