Dictionary entry

Meditation

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Med′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [OE. meditacioun, F. méditation, fr. L. meditatio.] 1. The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight. Ps. xix. 14.

2. Thought; — without regard to kind.

With wings as swift

As meditation or the thoughts of love. Shak.