Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Meditation

Meditation , noun

[Old English meditacioun, French méditation, from Latin meditatio.]

1.
The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight. — Bible (KJV) - Psalm xix. 14
2.
Thought; -- without regard to kind. [Obsolete]
With wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love. — Shakespeare