Bible Dictionaries
Contemplative
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties.
(2):
(a.) Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.
(3):
(n.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contemplative'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/contemplative.html. 1828.