People who think deeply and carefully about something for a long time, often in a peaceful or thoughtful way.
From Latin 'contemplator,' one who contemplates. 'Contemplari' derives from 'com-' (together) and 'templum' (temple/space), originally meaning to observe an area marked out for religious purposes, later generalized to deep thinking.
Roman priests would literally mark out sacred spaces called 'tempe' in the sky to read omens, and the word 'contemplation' comes from watching these marked areas—so your daydreaming actually shares its root with ancient divination practices!
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