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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

meditation. In Christian tradition the term has been used of: (1) the recitation or memorizing of biblical texts; (2) keeping religious truths in mind during the day; (3) thinking about things, whether the emphasis is on intellectual rigour, acuteness of perception, or devotional fervour; and (4) the application of the mind and often the imagination to the truths of the faith, and especially to episodes in the life of Christ, with a view to stirring an affective response. In this last sense it came to be regarded as part of prayer and was distinguished from contemplation. In modern times forms of meditation have been adopted from Eastern non-Christian religions, often involving the abandonment of deliberate thought rather than focusing on a specific object.

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