- (a.) Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to or employed in, contemplation; meditative.
- (a.) Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties.
- (n.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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