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Definition of Cogitation
1. Noun. A carefully considered thought about something. "His cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook"
2. Noun. Attentive consideration and meditation. "After much cogitation he rejected the offer"
Specialized synonyms: Lucubration
Generic synonyms: Contemplation, Musing, Reflection, Reflexion, Rumination, Thoughtfulness
Derivative terms: Cogitate, Cogitate, Study, Study
Definition of Cogitation
1. n. The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation.
Definition of Cogitation
1. Noun. The process of cogitating; thought, deliberation or meditation ¹
2. Noun. A carefully considered thought ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cogitation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cogitation
Literary usage of Cogitation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The True Intellectual System of the Universe: Wherein All the Reason and by Ralph Cudworth, Johann Lorenz Mosheim (1845)
"... that is, by cogitation. Wherefore, that conceit of the Atheists, that an
incorporeal Deity could not possibly move the matter of the world, ..."
2. Psychologia: Or, An Account of the Nature of the Rational Soul: In Two Parts by John Broughton (1703)
"But for the farther clear-v ing of this Point, we will particularly con-: fider,
Whether cogitation in it felf does not. require an Immaterial ..."
3. American Painters: With One Hundred and Four Examples of Their Work Engraved by George William Sheldon (1880)
"... Jr., of New York City, - his " cogitation," a character-study ; and Mr.
Thau, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, his " Return of the Flag. ..."
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