contemplação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contemplātiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽ.plaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [kõ.tẽ.plaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tẽ.plɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: con‧tem‧pla‧ção

Noun

contemplação f (plural contemplações)

the act of beholding (staring with awe)
the act of contemplating (considering with attention)

Related terms

contemplar

Further reading

“contemplação” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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