Opération que fait l'esprit lorsqu'il veut approfondir un sujet, lorsqu'il s'applique fortement ŕ la recherche de quelque vérité.
ETYM Old Eng. meditacioun, French méditation, from Latin meditatio.
The act of meditating; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.
Act of spiritual contemplation, practiced by members of many religions or as a secular exercise. It is a central practice in Buddhism (the Sanskrit term is dhyana) and the movement for transcendental meditation.
There are traditions of meditation in all main religions.
Meditation
The trait of thinking carefully before acting.