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.
© Webster 1913.
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.
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