Meditation
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What it means
A practice of focused or open attention used for contemplation, awareness, or calm.
Reach for it when naming a contemplative session or discipline without treating every quiet pause as the same practice
The workshop opened with a brief meditation on gratitude.
Choose between these
9- everyday
quiet sitting
when describing the outward form is safest
not when The phrase does not identify intention, technique, or tradition.
- warm
centering practice
when a routine aims to collect and steady attention
not when Centering is vague and may imply an effect that varies by person.
- warm
when a religious practice expresses reverence or dedication
not when Devotion is faith-specific and does not fit secular meditation.
- warm
when considering experience or meaning is central
not when Reflection may involve writing and analysis rather than meditative attention.
- professional
breath practice
when attention is deliberately placed on breathing
not when Many meditations do not use the breath, and breathing exercises may have other aims.
- professional
mental exercise
when the practice is framed as trained attention
not when The phrase is clinical and misses spiritual or emotional meaning.
- professional
mindfulness practice
when nonjudgmental present-moment awareness is the method
not when Mindfulness is not a complete synonym for mantra, visualization, or devotional meditation.
- formal
contemplation
when sustained quiet attention to an idea or object matters
not when Contemplation can be ordinary thought without a structured practice.
- literary
when the quality of quiet presence is the focus
not when Stillness can occur without meditation and should not imply physical immobility.
Said against
3- distraction
- agitation
- heedlessness
It naturally appears in
4- guided meditation
A guided meditation invited participants to notice sound without judging it.
- daily meditation
Daily meditation became a quiet marker between work and home.
- meditation practice
Her meditation practice changed as she learned from a new teacher.
- brief meditation
The class ended with a brief meditation rather than a rushed summary.
Where this comes from
This record describes the lexical sense, not a medical intervention or a guaranteed outcome.
- merriam-webster, noun sense: a contemplative mental exercise opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.