Definition of Contemplatives. Meaning of Contemplatives. Synonyms of Contemplatives

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Definition of Contemplatives

Contemplative
Contemplative Con*tem"pla*tive, a. [F. contemplatif, L. contemplativus.] 1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative. Fixed and contemplative their looks. --Denham. 2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties. --Ray.
Contemplative
Contemplative Con*tem"pla*tive, n. (R. C. Ch.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.

Meaning of Contemplatives from wikipedia

- This conference, attended by 1,200 scientists and contemplatives, marked the public birth of contemplative neuroscience in the US. Comp****ion and Neuropsychology...
- Appleton Company. Retrieved 8 January 2011. The great function ****umed by contemplatives [...] is the worship of God. Bishop, George B. H. (2007). The Religion...
- changed the name of the Zen Mission Society to the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. In 1975, Jiyu-Kennett was stricken with illness yet again, and this...
- are discerned in contemplative practice, namely catharsis (purification), contemplation proper, and the vision of God. Contemplative practices have a...
- Contemplative psychotherapy is an approach to psychotherapy that incorporates personal contemplative practices and insights informed by the spiritual tradition...
- Contemplative psychology "is a psychology that forms an intrinsic part of the contemplative traditions of most world religions. The term 'contemplative...
- Contemplative education is a philosophy of higher education that integrates introspection and experiential learning into academic study in order to support...
- and meditate". Attunement Contemplative education Contemplative prayer Henosis Hesychasm Interior life Miksang (contemplative photography) Prayer of Quiet...
- Esoteric Christianity is a mystical approach to Christianity which features "secret traditions" that require an initiation to learn or understand. The...
- drawn from the Christian contemplative tradition. Contemplative Outreach provides a support system for those on the contemplative path through a wide variety...