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Dictionary
1. (n.) The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.

2. (n.) Holy meditation.

3. (n.) The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.

Thesaurus
Angelus Ave Ave Maria Hail Mary Kyrie Eleison Paternoster a wise passiveness absorbed attention absorption advisement aid prayer anticipation appeal application ataraxia ataraxy beadroll beads beseechment bidding prayer boning brainwork breviary brooding calmness certainty chaplet collect communion composure concentration confidence conning consideration contemplative life counsel cram cramming deep study deep thought deliberation devotions discretion do-nothing policy do-nothingism do-nothingness dormancy drill engagement engrossment entreaty envisagement envisionment examination exercise expectancy expectation extensive study eyeball inspection farseeingness farsightedness forecast foreglance foregleam foreglimpse forehandedness foreseeing foresight foresightedness grace grind grinding headwork idleness immersion imminence immobility imperturbability impetration imploration inaction inactivity indolence inertia inertness inspection intentness intercession invocation involvement laissez-aller laissez-faire laissez-faireism litany longsightedness looking ahead lucid stillness lucubration marmoreal repose meditation mental labor monomania musing neutralism neutrality neutralness nirvana noninvolvement nonparticipation nonresistance nonviolence nonviolent resistance obsecration obsession obtestation ocular inspection orison overview pacifism paralysis passive resistance passive self-annihilation passiveness passivism passivity peace peacefulness perusal petition placidity placidness policy pondering practice prayer prayer wheel prediction preoccupation preparation prepublication preview prevision probability procrastination profound thought prospect prospection providence provision prudence quiescence quiescency quiet quietism quietness quietude rapt attention readiness reading reflection reliance repose rest restfulness restudy restudying review revolving rogation rosary rumination sagacity satori scrutiny serenity silence silent prayer silken repose single-mindedness sleep slumber speculation stagnancy stagnation standpattism stasis stillness studiousness study studying subject submersion suit supplication survey swotting thanks thanksgiving the eye thought tranquillity unastonishment vegetation vetting visual examination vita contemplativa waiting game watching and waiting weighing wide reading wise passiveness
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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