contemplate
1. To think about something as a possible course of action; such as, to contemplate a move to a new location.
2. To think about something seriously and at length; especially, in order to understand it more fully:
"He sat there, in an effort to contemplate what his wife just said."
3. To think calmly and at length; especially, as a religious or spiritual exercise.
4. To look at something thoughtfully and steadily: "They stood in the church and could not help but contemplate the beautiful stained-glass windows."
contemplated
1. Looked at attentively and thoughtfully.
2. Considered carefully and at length; meditated on or pondered: "He contemplated the problem from all angles."
3. To have in mind as an intention or a possibility: "After knowing each other for such a long time, they contemplated marriage."
contemplating
Spending time considering a possible future action, or considering one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way.
contemplatingly
1. The act of gazing at, beholding, regarding, and surveying something.
2. A descriptive term regarding the act of consideration, studying, or pondering anything.
3. A reference to a design or a plan to accomplish an action.
contemplation
1. The act or state of contemplating.
2. Thoughtful observation or study.
3. Meditation on spiritual matters; especially, as a form of devotion.
4. Intention or expectation: "They sought further information in contemplation of which college, or university, to attend."
contemplative
1. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation.
2. Given to or characterized by contemplation: "She has a contemplative mind."
3. A religious man, or woman, who devotes his/her entire life in a cloister to prayer and reflection.
contemplatively
A reference to spending time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way.
contemplativeness
Deep and serious thoughtfulness.
contemplator
1. Someone who looks at a situation attentively and thoughtfully.
2. Anyone who considers something carefully and at length.
3. A person who meditates on or ponders about something.
4. An individual who has something in mind as an intention or possibility: "She was a contemplator of marriage."
stemple, stempel
1. A crossbar of wood in a shaft, cross timber, serving as a step.
2. Etymology: from German
Stempel, "a stamp, a prop"; literally, "an instrument for stamping".
This term is not related to the words listed in this "sanctuary, temple" unit. It is presented to clarify the term for anyone who might think it comes from the same Latin family of templum words.
templar, templars
1. A knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher.
2. Etymology: from Anglo-French templer, Old French templier, from Middle Latin templaris (1157), member of the medieval religious/military order known as Knights Templars (c.1118-1312), so called because they had their headquarters in a building near Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem.
templarism
A reference to the activities, or functions, of the Masonic Knights Templar.
template, templates
1. A pattern or gauge; such as, a thin metal plate with a cut pattern, used as a guide in making something accurately, as in woodworking or the carving of architectural profiles.
2. A mechanical pattern or mold with one or more shapes used to guide the manufacture or drawing of objects with a similar shape.
3. A short beam of metal, wood, or stone, used to distribute weight or pressure in a structure.
4. A molecule that provides a pattern for the synthesis of other molecules in biochemical reactions.
5. A computer document or file which has a preset format, used as a starting point for a particular application so that the format does not have to be recreated each time it is used.
temple
1. An edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities.
2. Any of the three successive houses of worship (usually capitalized) in Jerusalem in use by the Jews in Biblical times, the first built by Solomon, the second by Zerubbabel, and the third by Herod.
3. A synagogue, usually a Reform or Conservative one.
4. An edifice erected as a place of public worship; a church; especially, a large or imposing one.
5. A device in a loom that keeps the cloth stretched to the correct width during weaving.
templed
1. Supplied with a temple or temples, or with churches.
2. Enclosed in a temple.
3. A place devoted to a special purpose; such as, a temple of good eating.
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