Definition
An archaic term for an object of contemplation or something worthy of being meditated upon.
Etymology
From Latin contemplamen, composed of contempla- (contemplation) plus -men (a result or product suffix). This learned Latin noun form barely entered English before becoming obsolete.
Kelly Says
This is one of those ultra-rare scholarly Latin terms that graced medieval and Renaissance texts but never really took root in English—it represents the failed experiments in borrowing that accumulate in historical dictionaries.
Translations
CACatalà
contemplació
kon-tem-pla-sío
CSČeština
kontemplace
kon-tem-pla-ce
DADansk
kontemplation
kon-tem-pla-tion
DEDeutsch
Kontemplation
kon-tem-pla-tion
ELΕλληνικά
διαλογισμός
dee-a-lo-gism-os
ESEspañol
contemplación
kon-tem-pla-syon
FISuomi
kontemplaatio
kon-tem-pla-tio
FRFrançais
contemplation
kon-tem-pla-syon
HEעברית
התבוננות
hat-vo-non-not
HUMagyar
kontemplació
kon-tem-pla-tsio
IDBahasa Indonesia
perenungan
pe-re-nung-gan
ITItaliano
contemplazione
kon-tem-pla-tsee-oh-neh
KKKK
қарастыру
qara-sty-ru
MSBahasa Melayu
khayalan
kha-ya-lan
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပြု
seet-p-yù
NLNederlands
contemplatie
kon-tem-pla-tee
NONorsk
kontemplasjon
kon-tem-pla-sjon
PLPolski
kontemplacja
kon-tem-pla-tsee-a
PTPortuguês
contemplação
kon-tem-pla-sãw
RORomână
contemplare
kon-tem-pla-reh
RUРусский
созерцание
so-zer-tsat-ee-ye
SVSvenska
kontemplation
kon-tem-pla-tion
SWKiswahili
mawazo
ma-wa-zo
TAதமிழ்
விચாரணை
vi-chaar-na-i
TEతెలుగు
విచారణ
vi-chaar-na
THไทย
การพิจารณา
gaan-phet-cha-ra-na
TLTL
pagninilay
pa-g-nin-i-lay
TRTürkçe
düşünce
düş-ün-che
UKУкраїнська
споглядання
spo-g-ly-da-nye
VITiếng Việt
tư tưởng
tu-thưởng