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“Meditation” in English is derived from Latin “meditatio” (from “meditari”), meaning thinking/pondering.
The English word “meditation” comes from Old French “meditacioun,” which traces to Latin “meditatio” from “meditari,” meaning “to think, contemplate, devise, or ponder.” In the Catholic tradition, the term “meditatio” was used for a formal, stepwise practice by at least the 12th-century monk Guigo II, before which Greek “theoria” was used for a similar purpose. The term was also adopted in English as a translation for Eastern contemplative practices—especially “dhyāna” in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism—derived from the Sanskrit root “dhyai,” meaning to contemplate or meditate; the Greek “theoria” is also said to come from the same root.
“Meditation” in English is derived from Latin “meditatio” (from “meditari”), meaning thinking/pondering.
In Christian history, “meditatio” became associated with a structured, stepwise contemplative process (notably from Guigo II in the 12th century).
In translation, “meditation” was used to represent Eastern practices such as Sanskrit “dhyāna,” linked to the root “dhyai.”
The Greek term “theoria” is also connected to the same underlying root as “dhyai.”
Latin term meaning “thinking deeply about,” which underlies the English word “meditation.”
The Latin verb meaning “to think, contemplate, devise, or ponder,” from which “meditatio” is derived.
A Sanskrit-derived term for contemplative practice in Indian religions, often translated as “meditation,” from the root “dhyai” meaning to contemplate or meditate.
A Greek term historically used for a contemplative process and noted as deriving from the same root as “dhyai.”
A 12th-century monk associated with introducing formal terminology and a stepwise process of meditation in the Catholic tradition.
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