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*3 : the [[act]] of regarding steadily
*3 : the [[act]] of regarding steadily
*4 : [[intention]], [[expectation]]
*4 : [[intention]], [[expectation]]
<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Stillness]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Stillness '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
The [[word]] '''contemplation''' comes from the [[Latin]] root templum (from [[Greek]] temnein: to cut or divide). It means separating something from its [[environment]] and enclosing it in a sector. Contemplation is the [[Latin]] [[translation]] of Greek '[[theory]]' (theoria). In a [[religious]] sense it is usually a [[type]] of [[prayer]] or [[meditation]].
The [[word]] '''contemplation''' comes from the [[Latin]] root templum (from [[Greek]] temnein: to cut or divide). It means separating something from its [[environment]] and enclosing it in a sector. Contemplation is the [[Latin]] [[translation]] of Greek '[[theory]]' (theoria). In a [[religious]] sense it is usually a [[type]] of [[prayer]] or [[meditation]].
