meditation

noun

med·​i·​ta·​tion ˌme-də-ˈtā-shən 

1

: a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation

2

: the act or process of meditating

the meditation out of which this novel has come

—Granville Hicks

Synonyms

• contemplation

Examples of meditation in a Sentence

She spent the morning in meditation.

Daily meditation helps clear his mind.

Recent Examples on the Web

Schrecker’s No Ivory Tower is a granular account of the effect that the Red Scare had on American universities, as well as a broader meditation on the nature and history of academic freedom. —Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025

Beyond supplements, complementary methods like meditation, yoga, and acupuncture have been shown to enhance sleep quality. —Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025

Director Iván Sierra frames it as a meditation on how fear of losing happiness breeds violence – and how true peace lies in confronting inner fears. —Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 July 2025

Despite starting off with a short story set in 1963, this is a contemporary meditation on the discovery of self, memory and kinship by an emerging voice in Kenyan fiction. —Wanjeri Gakuru july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for meditation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

meditation

noun

med·​i·​ta·​tion ˌmed-ə-ˈtā-shən 

: the act or an instance of meditating