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ContemperContemper Con*tem"per (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r), v. t. [L.
contemperare, -temperatum; con- + temperare to temper. Cf.
Contemperate.]
To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to
soften. [Obs.]
The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and
contempered its malignancy. --Johnson. ContemperateContemperate Con*tem"per*ate (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[=a]t), v.
t. [See Contemper.]
To temper; to moderate. [Obs.]
Moisten and contemperate the air. --Sir T.
Browne. Contemperation
Contemperation Con*tem`per*a"tion (-[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
1. The act of tempering or moderating. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Browne.
2. Proportionate mixture or combination. ``Contemperation of
light and shade.' --Boyle.
Contemperature
Contemperature Con*tem"per*a*ture (-t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[.a]*t[-u]r;
135), n.
The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture;
temperature. [Obs.]
The different contemperature of the elements. --South.
Contemplance
Contemplance Con*tem"plance, n.
Contemplation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Contemplant
Contemplant Con*tem"plant, a. [L. contemplans, p. pr.]
Given to contemplation; meditative. [R.] --Coleridge.
Contemplate
Contemplate Con"tem*plate, v. i.
To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to
muse; to meditate.
So many hours must I contemplate. --Shak.
ContemplateContemplate Con"tem*plate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Contemplated (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. Contemplating.]
[L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- +
templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See
Temple.]
1. To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or
consider with continued attention; to regard with
deliberate care; to meditate on; to study.
To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I see
excellent. --Milton.
We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they
contemplate. --Byron.
2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to
look forward to; to purpose; to intend.
There remain some particulars to complete the
information contemplated by those resolutions. --A.
Hamilton.
If a treaty contains any stipulations which
contemplate a state of future war. --Kent.
Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on;
reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose;
purpose. See Meditate. ContemplatedContemplate Con"tem*plate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Contemplated (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. Contemplating.]
[L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- +
templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See
Temple.]
1. To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or
consider with continued attention; to regard with
deliberate care; to meditate on; to study.
To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I see
excellent. --Milton.
We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they
contemplate. --Byron.
2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to
look forward to; to purpose; to intend.
There remain some particulars to complete the
information contemplated by those resolutions. --A.
Hamilton.
If a treaty contains any stipulations which
contemplate a state of future war. --Kent.
Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on;
reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose;
purpose. See Meditate. ContemplatingContemplate Con"tem*plate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Contemplated (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. Contemplating.]
[L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- +
templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See
Temple.]
1. To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or
consider with continued attention; to regard with
deliberate care; to meditate on; to study.
To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I see
excellent. --Milton.
We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they
contemplate. --Byron.
2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to
look forward to; to purpose; to intend.
There remain some particulars to complete the
information contemplated by those resolutions. --A.
Hamilton.
If a treaty contains any stipulations which
contemplate a state of future war. --Kent.
Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on;
reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose;
purpose. See Meditate. ContemplationContemplation Con`tem*pla"tion, n. [F. contemplation, L.
contemplatio.]
1. The act of the mind in considering with attention;
continued attention of the mind to a particular subject;
meditation; musing; study.
In contemplation of created things, By steps we may
ascend to God. --Milton.
Contemplation is keeping the idea which is brought
into the mind for some time actually in view.
--Locke.
2. Holy meditation. [Obs.]
To live in prayer and contemplation. --Shak.
3. The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen;
expectation; the act of intending or purposing.
In contemplation of returning at an early date, he
left. --Reid.
To have in contemplation, to inted or purpose, or to have
under consideration. Contemplatist
Contemplatist Con*tem"pla*tist, n.
A contemplator. [R.] --I. Taylor.
Contemplative
Contemplative 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.
Contemplative
Contemplative 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.
Contemplatively
Contemplatively Con*tem"pla*tive*ly, adv.
With contemplation; in a contemplative manner.
Contemplativeness
Contemplativeness Con*tem"pla*tive*ness, n.
The state of being contemplative; thoughtfulness.
Contemplator
Contemplator Con"tem*pla`tor (?; 277), n. [L.]
One who contemplates. --Sir T. Browne.
Contemporaneity
Contemporaneity Con*tem`po*ra*ne"i*ty, n.
The state of being contemporaneous.
The lines of contemporaneity in the o["o]litic system.
--J. Philips.
ContemporaneousContemporaneous Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous, a. [L. contemporaneus;
con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf.
Contemporaneous.]
Living, existing, or occurring at the same time;
contemporary.
The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra,
Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with
the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. --Milman
-- Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n. Contemporaneously
Contemporaneously Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.
At the same time with some other event.
ContemporaneousnessContemporaneous Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous, a. [L. contemporaneus;
con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf.
Contemporaneous.]
Living, existing, or occurring at the same time;
contemporary.
The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra,
Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with
the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. --Milman
-- Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n. ContemporariesContemporary Con*tem"po*ra*ry, n.; pl. Contemporaries.
One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and
Chaucer were contemporaries. Contemporariness
Contemporariness Con*tem"po*ra*ri*ness, n.
Existence at the same time; contemporaneousness. --Howell.
ContemporaryContemporary Con*tem"po*ra*ry, a. [Pref. con- + L. temporarius
of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf.
Contemporaneous.]
1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in,
or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.
This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the
greatest monarchs of Europe. --Strype.
2. Of the same age; coeval.
A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old
contemporary trees. --Cowley. ContemporaryContemporary Con*tem"po*ra*ry, n.; pl. Contemporaries.
One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and
Chaucer were contemporaries. ContemptContempt Con*tempt" (?; 215), n. [L. contemptus, fr.
contemnere: cf. OF. contempt. See Contemn.]
1. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which
one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or
worthless; disdain; scorn.
Criminal contempt of public feeling. --Macaulay.
Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt
of which is great. --Addison.
2. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
Contempt and begarry hangs upon thy back. --Shak.
3. An act or expression denoting contempt.
Little insults and contempts. --Spectator.
The contempt and anger of his lip. --Shak.
4. (Law) Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a
court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative
body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or
behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its
proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.
Note: Contempt is in some jurisdictions extended so as to
include publications reflecting injuriously on a court
of justice, or commenting unfairly on pending
proceedings; in other jurisdictions the courts are
prohibited by statute or by the constitution from thus
exercising this process.
Syn: Disdain; scorn; derision; mockery; contumely; neglect;
disregard; slight. Contemptibility
Contemptibility Con*tempt`i*bil"i*ty, n.
The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness. --Speed.
Contemptibleness
Contemptibleness Con*tempt"i*ble*ness, n.
The state or quality of being contemptible, or of being
despised.
Contemptibly
Contemptibly Con*tempt"i*bly, adv.
In a contemptible manner.
ContemptuousContemptuous Con*temp"tu*ous (?; 135), a.
Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful;
haughty; insolent; disdainful.
A proud, contemptuous behavior. --Hammond.
Savage invective and contemptuous sarcasm. --Macaulay.
Rome . . . entertained the most contemptuous opinion of
the Jews. --Atterbury.
Syn: Scornful; insolent; haughty; disdainful; supercilious;
insulting; contumelious.
Usage: Contemptuous, Contemptible. These words, from
their similarity of sound, are sometimes erroneously
interchanged, as when a person speaks of having ``a
very contemptible opinion of another.' Contemptible
is applied to that which is the object of contempt;
as, contemptible conduct; acontemptible fellow.
Contemptuous is applied to that which indicates
contempt; as, a contemptuous look; a contemptuous
remark; contemptuous treatment. A person, or whatever
is personal, as an action, an expression, a feeling,
an opinion, may be either contemptuous or
contemptible; a thing may be contemptible, but can not
be contemptuous.
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