- [uncountable] the practice of focusing your mind in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm
- She found peace through yoga and meditation.
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1- She uses music and guided meditation to relax and inspire.
- Techniques of deep meditation help people under stress.
- I recently discovered the benefits of meditation.
- More and more people practise meditation on a regular basis.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- profound
- quiet
- …
- do
- practise/practice
- in meditation
- meditation on
- [uncountable] the activity of thinking deeply about something, especially so that you do not notice the people or things around you
- in meditation He was deep in meditation and didn't see me come in.
- She stared out of the window in silent meditation.
- [countable, usually plural] meditation (on something) (formal) serious thoughts on a particular subject that somebody writes down or speaks
- his meditations on life and art
Extra Examples- The novel is an extended meditation on art, love and loss.
- A rare copy of his ‘Meditations on Love’ has been discovered.
- She kept a journal of her meditations and dreams.
- The play contains some fascinating meditations on the nature of genius.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- profound
- quiet
- …
- do
- practise/practice
- in meditation
- meditation on
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin meditatio(n-), from meditari, from a base meaning ‘measure’; related to mete.
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