Contemplation

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Holy meditation.

II. Contemplation ·noun The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.

III. Contemplation ·noun The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.

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The phrase, "I have it in contemplation to do so and so," instead of "I intend," &c., has been trans...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.