Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- With contemplation; attentively; thoughtfully; with close attention.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb With contemplation; in a contemplative manner.
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- adverb In a
contemplative manner.
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Examples
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"Then White Violet -- your sister Cynthia, you know," continued Mr. Hamlin, in easy parenthesis -- "wrote for this?" holding the coin contemplatively in his fingers, "and you calculated to nab it yourself?"
A Sappho of Green Springs Bret Harte 1869
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The active life is presented contemplatively by Malick; the contemplative life is presented actively by Beauvois.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Reflections On 'The Tree Of Life' S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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He passed a hand across his forehead and looked at his palm contemplatively, as if he thought he would find an answer to a question there, rather than perspiration.
How the Species Began Again, I Savannah Schroll Guz 2011
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"It was a long time ago," she murmured contemplatively.
Chapter 42 2010
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While I had ample experience praying contemplatively on my own, and worshiping together during Catholic Masses, the Quakers'"gathered silence" praying silently together was a type of contemplation I'd never before imagined.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Exploration As A Path To God S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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The active life is presented contemplatively by Malick; the contemplative life is presented actively by Beauvois.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Reflections On 'The Tree Of Life' S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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She took bites of her cake, pulling the fork slowly, contemplatively from her mouth.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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She took bites of her cake, pulling the fork slowly, contemplatively from her mouth.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Man, mortality sure is humbling, I found myself thinking out there as I strolled contemplatively past the graves of Tuesnelda Langley (1885-1967) and Zerobable Kellum (1808-1878).
Rest in pees A walking tour of Congressional Cemetery Gene Weingarten 2010
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While I had ample experience praying contemplatively on my own, and worshiping together during Catholic Masses, the Quakers' "gathered silence" praying silently together was a type of contemplation I'd never before imagined.
Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Spiritual Exploration As A Path To God S.J. Rev. James Martin 2011
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