Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Contemplate

Con″tem‐plate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Contemplated (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n.Contemplating.] [L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- + templum a space fo...

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Contemplate (2)

Con″tem‐plate, v. i. To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate.So many hours must I contemplate.Shak.

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Contemplation

Con′tem‐pla″tion (?), n. [F. contemplation, L. contemplatio.] 1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; medi...

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Contemplatist

Con‐tem″pla‐tist (?), n. A contemplator. I. Taylor.

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Contemplative

Con‐tem″pla‐tive (?), a. [F. contemplatif, L. contemplativus.] 1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.Fixed and contemplative the...

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Contemplative (2)

Con‐tem″pla‐tive, n.(R. C. Ch.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.

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Contemplatively

Con‐tem″pla‐tive‐ly, adv. With contemplation; in a contemplative manner.

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Contemplativeness

Con‐tem″pla‐tive‐ness, n. The state of being contemplative; thoughtfulness.

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Contemplator

Con″tem‐pla′tor (?; 277), n. One who contemplates. Sir T. Browne.

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Contemporaneity

Con‐tem′po‐ra‐ne″i‐ty (?), n. The state of being contemporaneous.The lines of contemporaneity in the oölitic system.J. Philips.

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Contemporaneous

Con‐tem′po‐ra″ne‐ous (?), a. [L. contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.] Living, existing, or occurring at the same time; contemporary.The gr...

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Contemporaneously

Con‐tem′po‐ra″ne‐ous‐ly, adv. At the same time with some other event.

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Contemporariness

Con‐tem″po‐ra‐ri‐ness (?), n. Existence at the same time; contemporaneousness. Howell.

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Contemporary

Con‐tem″po‐ra‐ry (?), a. [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.] 1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same ti...

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Contemporary (2)

Con‐tem″po‐ra‐ry, n.; pl.Contemporaries (�). One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.

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Contempt

Con‐tempt″ (?; 215), n. [L. contemptus, fr. contemnere: cf. OF. contempt. See Contemn.] 1. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is e...

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Contemptibility

Con‐tempt′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness. Speed.

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Contemptible

Con‐tempt″i‐ble (?), a. 1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. Milton.The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful...

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Contemptibleness

Con‐tempt″i‐ble‐ness, n. The state or quality of being contemptible, or of being despised.

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Contemptibly

Con‐tempt″i‐bly, adv. In a contemptible manner.

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Contemptuous

Con‐temp″tu‐ous (?; 135), a. Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful.A proud, contemptuous behavior.Hammond.Savage invective and c...

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Contemptuously

Con‐temp″tu‐ous‐ly, adv. In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully.The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and used contemptuously.Jer. Taylor.

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Contemptuousness

Con‐temp″tu‐ous‐ness, n. Disposition to or manifestion of contempt; insolence; haughtiness.

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Contend

Con‐tend″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Contended; p. pr. & vb. n.Contending.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, -tentum; con- + tendere to strech. See Tend.] 1. To strive in opposition;...

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Contend (2)

Con‐tend″, v. t. To struggle for; to contest.Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden.

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Contendent

Con‐tend″ent (?), n. [L. contendens, p. pr.] An antagonist; a contestant.In all notable changes and revolutions the contendents have been still made a prey to the third party.L'...

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Contender

Con‐tend″er (?), n. One who contends; a contestant.