different between contemplation vs contemplant

English

Etymology

From Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?nt?m?ple???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?nt?m?ple???n/
• Hyphenation: con?tem?pla?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

contemplation (countable and uncountable, plural contemplations)

1. The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
   • 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers Chapter 22

     Mr. Pickwick congratulated the fortunate owner of the irresistible garments on their acquisition; and Mr. Peter Magnus remained a few moments apparently absorbed in contemplation.

2. Holy meditation.
   • 1851, The Annual Monitor for 1851, A Sketch of the Life and Labours of Patrick, The Apostle of the Irish

     Whilst he roamed about with his flocks, through ice and snow, communion with his God in prayer, and quiet contemplation, were his portion.

3. The act of looking forward to a future event
4. The state of being considered or planned.

Antonyms

• (musing): pragmatism

Related terms

• contemplate
• contemplational
• precontemplation

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin contempl?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.t??.pla.sj??/

Noun

contemplation f (plural contemplations)

1. contemplation

Related terms

• contemplateur
• contemplatif
• contempler

Further reading

• “contemplation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Latin contemplans (“contemplating”), present participle of contemplor (“I contemplate”).

Adjective

contemplant (comparative more contemplant, superlative most contemplant)

1. (archaic) Given to contemplation; meditative.
   • 1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Religious Musings

     Contemplant Spirits! ye that hover o'er
     With untired gaze the immeasurable fount
     Ebullient with creative Deity!

Noun

contemplant (plural contemplants)

1. (archaic) One who contemplates.

Catalan

Verb

contemplant

1. present participle of contemplar

French

Verb

contemplant

1. present participle of contempler

Latin

Verb

contemplant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of contempl?