Med`i*ta"tion (?), n. [OE. meditacioun, F. m'editation, fr. L. meditatio.]
1.
The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight.
Ps. xix. 14.
2.
Thought; -- without regard to kind.
[Obs.]
With wings as swift
As meditation or the thoughts of love.
Shak.
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