LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

meditātiō

meditātiō f (genitive meditātiōnis)
Classical[mɛ.dɪˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[me.diˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of thinking over something, contemplation, meditation; thought, idea.
  2. The act of planning or devising.
  3. broadlyPreparation for something; intention.
  4. broadlyExercise or practice in something, study, rehearsal, custom, habit.

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Cogitare · Meditari · Commentari

1. Cogitare (from the Goth. hugjan) denotes the usual activity of the mind, which cannot exist without thinking, or employing itself about something; meditari (from μέδεσθαι), the continued and intense activity of the mind, which aims at a definite result. Ter. Heaut. iii. 3, 46. Quid nunc facere cogitas? Compare this with Adelph. v. 6, 8. Meditor esse affabilis. Cic. Cat. i. 9, 22. In Tusc. iii. 6, cogitatio means little more than consciousness; whereas meditatio means speculative reflection. 2. Meditari has an intensive meaning, with earnestness, exertion, and vivacity; commentari (only in Cicero) means to reflect leisurely, quietly, and profoundly. (v. 198.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemeditātiōmeditātiōnēs
genitivemeditātiōnismeditātiōnum
dativemeditātiōnīmeditātiōnibus
accusativemeditātiōnemmeditātiōnēs
ablativemeditātiōnemeditātiōnibus
vocativemeditātiōmeditātiōnēs

mĕdĭtātĭo, ōnis, f. meditor,
I. a thinking over any thing, contemplation, meditation (class.).
I. Lit. (very rare): stultam esse meditationem futuri mali, aut fortasse ne futuri quidem, Cic. Tusc. 3, 15, 32. —
II. Transf.
A. Preparation for any thing (so most freq.): multa commentatio atque meditatio, Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118; obeundi sui muneris, id. Phil. 9, 1, 2: meditatio atque exercitatio, id. Div. 2, 46, 96: nulla meditationis suspicio, id. Brut. 37, 139: mortis, Sen. Ep. 54, 2: campestris, Plin. Pan. 13, 35: dicendi, Quint. 2, 10, 2: rhetoricae, Gell. 20, 5, 2.—
B. Of things, exercise, practice in any thing, custom, habit: ramum edomari meditatione curvandi, Plin. 17, 19, 30, § 137.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin meditātiō From meditor (“to think or reflect upon, meditate”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanmeditació
  • Englishmeditation
  • Frenchméditation
  • Romanianmeditațiefrom French méditation
  • Portuguesemeditação
  • Spanishmeditación
  • Turkishmeditasyonfrom French méditation
  • Galicianmeditación
  • Hungarianmeditáció
  • Polishmedytacja

In English words that came into English from meditātiō

  • meditationmeditātiō

Quick answers

What does meditātiō mean in Latin?
meditātiō, a noun, means “The act of thinking over something, contemplation, meditation; thought, idea.; The act of planning or devising.”.
What is the genitive of meditātiō?
The genitive singular is meditātiōnis. meditātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce meditātiō?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.dɪˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.diˈtat.t͡si.o].