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Conception vs Contemplation - What's the difference?

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Conception is a related term of contemplation.


As nouns the difference between conception and contemplation

is that conception is the act of conceiving while contemplation is the act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.

conception

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of conceiving.
  • The state of being conceived; the beginning.
  • The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
  • The start of pregnancy.
  • The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
  • The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
  • An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

    • Quotations

    * , Genesis 3:16 *: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

    Coordinate terms

    * inception

    Antonyms

    * misconception

    Related terms

    * conceive * concept

    See also

    * contraception

    References

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    contemplation

    English

    (wikipedia contemplation)

    Noun

  • The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.
  • Holy meditation.
  • The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.

    • Antonyms

    * (musing) pragmatism