contemplative

  1. Adjective.  Pertaining to one who contemplates or is introspective and thoughtful.
  2. Adjective.  Pertaining especially to a contemplative Roman Catholic religious or one of the contemplative Roman Catholic religious orders.
  3. Noun.  A cloistered Roman Catholic religious.

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