contemplative

Meanings

Adjective

• Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
• Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
• Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation.

Noun

• Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious contemplation.

Origin

• From Old French contemplatif, from the participle stem of Latin contemplāre.