Contemplative
Definitions
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
Equivalents
9 more languages
العربيةتأمّلي
Catalàcontemplatiu
Suomimietteliäs
Galegocontemplativo
हिन्दीचिंतनशील
Magyarelmélkedő
Italianocontemplativo
Examples
“Like⟳ the white page that surrounds the darkness of each letter you are reading here, eternity surrounds each heartbeat, and as the contemplative watches his breath, he can move⟳ out of time through the doorway which opens in the interval between each heartbeat.”
“The contemplative must not expect⟳ exotic feelings, visions or heavenly voices; these did not come⟳ from God but from his own⟳ fevered imagination and would merely distract him from his true objective [...].”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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