different between ruminator vs rumination

English

Etymology

ruminate +? -or

Noun

ruminator (plural ruminators)

1. One who ruminates; one who meditates or reflects.

Related terms

• ruminate

Latin

Verb

r?min?tor

1. second-person singular future active imperative of r?minor
2. third-person singular future active imperative of r?minor

References

• ruminator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ruminator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Latin r?min?tio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminate.

Noun

rumination (countable and uncountable, plural ruminations)

1. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
2. (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
3. (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
4. (pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.

Related terms

• rumen
• ruminant
• ruminate
• ruminator

Translations

Further reading

• rumination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• rumination in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• rumination at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From Latin r?min?tio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

rumination f (plural ruminations)

1. rumination (act of ruminating)

Further reading

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