meditation

Etymology

From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).

noun

1. A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.
2. A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.
3. A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
4. Careful and thorough thought.
   deep meditation
   in meditation