given to contemplation
1Contemplation — • The idea of contemplation is connected with that of mystical theology Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. contemplation Contemplation …
2Contemplation (Kafka) — Contemplation, or Meditation (Betrachtung in German) is a sequence of eighteen short stories by Franz Kafka written between 1904 and 1912. Eight of these stories were published under the same title in the bimonthly Hyperion and were Kafka s first …
3Contemplation — For other uses, see Contemplation (disambiguation). Statue The Spirit of Contemplation by Albert Toft. The word contemplation comes from the Latin word contemplatio. Its root is also that of the Latin word templum, a piece of ground consecrated… …
4contemplation of bankruptcy — A phrase of some pertinence under former bankruptcy acts, having reference to an assignment, conveyance, or transfer made or given with bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary or involuntary in mind, and with the intent of removing the thing assigned… …
5contemplative — I. adjective Date: 14th century marked by or given to contemplation; specifically of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance • contemplatively adverb • contemplativeness noun II. noun Date: 14th century a person who… …
6Contemplant — Con*tem plant, a. [L. contemplans, p. pr.] Given to contemplation; meditative. [R.] Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …
7Druineach — is a place name element found in the northwest of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Although the exact etymology of the word is uncertain, it is a Gaelic term derived from Old Irish. According to William Watson, in the Placenames of Ross and …
8doer — /dooh euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that does something, esp. a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency. 2. a person characterized by action, as distinguished from one given to contemplation. 3. Australian. an amusing or eccentric… …
9recollected — recollectedly, adv. recollectedness, n. /rek euh lek tid/, adj. 1. calm; composed. 2. remembered; recalled. 3. characterized by or given to contemplation. [1620 30; RECOLLECT, RE COLLECT + ED2] * * * …
10Caesar of Speyer — Caesar of Speyer (or SPIRES) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Caesar of Speyer (or SPIRES) Friar Minor, first minister provincial of the order in Germany, and leader of the Caesarines, born towards the close of the twelfth century; died in… …
