In contemplation of created things, By steps we may
ascend to God. --Milton.
Contemplation is keeping the idea which is brought
into the mind for some time actually in view.
--Locke.
2. Holy meditation. [Obs.]
To live in prayer and contemplation. --Shak.
3. The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen;
expectation; the act of intending or purposing.
In contemplation of returning at an early date, he
left. --Reid.
{To have in contemplation}, to inted or purpose, or to have
under consideration.