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Fixed and contemplative their looks. Denham.

2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties. Ray.

Con*tem"pla*tive, n. (R. C. Ch.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.

Con*tem"pla*tive*ly, adv. With contemplation; in a contemplative manner.

Con*tem"pla*tive*ness, n. The state of being contemplative; thoughtfulness.

Con"tem*pla`tor (?; 277), n. [L.] One who contemplates. Sir T. Browne.

Con*tem`po*ra*ne"i*ty (?), n. The state of being contemporaneous.

The lines of contemporaneity in the o÷litic system. J. Philips.

Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous (?), a. [L. contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.] Living, existing, or occurring at the same time; contemporary.

The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra, Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. Milman

-- Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n.

Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv. At the same time with some other event.

Con*tem"po*ra*ri*ness (?), n. Existence at the same time; contemporaneousness. Howell.

Con*tem"po*ra*ry (?), a. [Pref. con- + L. temporarius of belonging to time, tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous.] 1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.

This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype.

2. Of the same age; coeval.

A grove born with himself he sees, And loves his old contemporary trees. Cowley.

Con*tem"po*ra*ry, n.; pl. Contemporaries (&?;). One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries.

Con*tempt" (?; 215), n. [L. contemptus, fr. contemnere: cf. OF. contempt. See Contemn.] 1. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.

Criminal contempt of public feeling. Macaulay.

Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great. Addison.

2. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.

Contempt and begarry hangs upon thy back. Shak.

3. An act or expression denoting contempt.

Little insults and contempts. Spectator.

The contempt and anger of his lip. Shak.

4. (Law) Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.

&fist; Contempt is in some jurisdictions extended so as to include publications reflecting injuriously on a court of justice, or commenting unfairly on pending proceedings; in other jurisdictions the courts are prohibited by statute or by the constitution from thus exercising this process.