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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Contemplative

/kən-tĕm'-plət-ĭv/ · Con·tem·pla·tive · IPA /kənˈtɛmplətɪv/
01 a. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.
    “Fixed and contemplative their looks.” — Denham.
  2. 2.
    Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties.
02 n. A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.
  1. 1.
    A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.(R. C. Ch.)