Meditation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speculation

Parts of Speech

noun	continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature “the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge”
noun	(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

Word Forms

meditate	verb	think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
speculate	verb	reflect deeply on a subject

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

méditation

contemplation ou réflexion continue et profonde sur un sujet ou une série de sujets de nature profonde ou abstruse

🇪🇸Spanish

meditación

contemplación o reflexión continua y profunda sobre un tema o una serie de temas de naturaleza profunda o abstrusa

🇮🇹Italian

meditazione

contemplazione continua e profonda o riflessione su un argomento o una serie di argomenti di natura profonda o astrusa

🇳🇱Dutch

meditatie

voortdurende en diepgaande contemplatie of mijmering over een onderwerp of een reeks onderwerpen van diepe of duistere aard

🇵🇹Portuguese

meditação

contemplação contínua e profunda ou reflexão sobre um assunto ou série de assuntos de natureza profunda ou abstrusa

🇷🇺Russian

медитация

непрерывное и глубокое созерцание или размышление над предметом или рядом предметов глубокого или непонятного характера

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ध्यान

किसी विषय या गहन या गूढ़ प्रकृति के विषयों की श्रृंखला पर निरंतर और गहन चिंतन या चिंतन

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্যান

একটি গভীর বা বিমূর্ত প্রকৃতির একটি বিষয় বা সিরিজের বিষয়বস্তুর উপর অবিচ্ছিন্ন এবং গভীর মনন বা চিন্তাভাবনা

🇮🇳Tamil

தியானம்

தொடர்ச்சியான மற்றும் ஆழமான சிந்தனை அல்லது ஆழ்ந்த அல்லது சுருக்கமான இயல்புடைய ஒரு பொருள் அல்லது தொடர் பாடங்கள் பற்றிய சிந்தனை

🇮🇳Telugu

ధ్యానం

లోతైన లేదా నిగూఢ స్వభావం గల సబ్జెక్ట్ లేదా సబ్జెక్ట్‌ల శ్రేణిపై నిరంతర మరియు లోతైన ఆలోచన లేదా మ్యూజింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

ध्यान

सखोल किंवा अमूर्त स्वरूपाच्या विषयावर किंवा विषयांच्या मालिकेवर सतत आणि गहन चिंतन किंवा चिंतन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધ્યાન

ઊંડા અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ પ્રકૃતિના વિષયો અથવા વિષયોની શ્રેણી પર સતત અને ગહન ચિંતન અથવા મ્યુઝિંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ಯಾನ

ಆಳವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮೂರ್ತ ಸ್ವಭಾವದ ವಿಷಯ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಸರಣಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿರಂತರ ಮತ್ತು ಆಳವಾದ ಚಿಂತನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಂತನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധ്യാനം

ആഴത്തിലുള്ളതോ അമൂർത്തമോ ആയ സ്വഭാവമുള്ള ഒരു വിഷയത്തെയോ വിഷയങ്ങളുടെ പരമ്പരയെയോ കുറിച്ചുള്ള തുടർച്ചയായതും അഗാധവുമായ ധ്യാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചിന്ത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਿਆਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਜਾਂ ਡੂੰਘੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਮੂਰਤ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਦੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਲੜੀ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਡੂੰਘਾ ਚਿੰਤਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مراقبہ

کسی موضوع پر مسلسل اور گہرا غور و فکر کرنا یا گہرے یا غیر واضح نوعیت کے مضامین کی سیریز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冥想

对一个或一系列深刻或深奥的主题进行持续而深刻的沉思或沉思

🇯🇵Japanese

瞑想

深いまたは難解な性質の主題または一連の主題についての継続的で深い熟考または思索

🇰🇷Korean

심사 숙고

깊거나 난해한 성격의 주제 또는 일련의 주제에 대해 지속적이고 심오한 묵상 또는 숙고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiền định

sự suy ngẫm hoặc suy ngẫm liên tục và sâu sắc về một chủ đề hoặc một loạt chủ đề có tính chất sâu sắc hoặc trừu tượng

🇹🇭Thai

การทำสมาธิ

การใคร่ครวญหรือครุ่นคิดอย่างต่อเนื่องและลึกซึ้งในเรื่องหรือชุดของวิชาที่มีลักษณะลึกซึ้งหรือลึกซึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

meditasi

perenungan atau renungan yang terus-menerus dan mendalam terhadap suatu pokok bahasan atau rangkaian pokok bahasan yang bersifat mendalam atau muskil

🇵🇭Filipino

pagninilay

tuloy-tuloy at malalim na pagmumuni-muni o pagmumuni-muni sa isang paksa o serye ng mga paksa na may malalim o malabo na kalikasan

🇲🇾Malay

meditasi

renungan atau renungan yang berterusan dan mendalam tentang subjek atau siri subjek yang mendalam atau kabur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأمل

التأمل المستمر والعميق أو التأمل في موضوع أو سلسلة من المواضيع ذات الطبيعة العميقة أو الغامضة

🇮🇷Persian

مدیتیشن

تعمق یا تعمق مداوم و عمیق در مورد یک موضوع یا مجموعه ای از موضوعات با ماهیت عمیق یا مبهم

🇹🇷Turkish

meditasyon

Derin ya da anlaşılması güç nitelikteki bir konu ya da konu dizisi üzerinde sürekli ve derinlemesine düşünmek ya da derin düşüncelere dalmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶדִיטָצִיָה

התבוננות או הרהורים מתמשכים ומעמיקים על נושא או סדרה של נושאים בעלי אופי עמוק או מעורפל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'meditation'?

The primary meaning of 'meditation' is 'continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature'.

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Using 'meditation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'meditation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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