Contemperation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Contemperation is a noun meaning The act of tempering or moderating.
Meaning
The act of tempering or moderating.
More Meanings
- A proportionate combination or mixture.
Example Sentences
I vvould further Knovv vvhy this Contemperation of Light and Shade, that is made, for Example, by the Skin of a Ripe Cherry, ſhould exhibit a Red, and not a Green, and the Leaf of the ſame Tree ſhould exhibit a Green rather than a Red; […]
Fourthly, The proper use of ayre attracted by the lungs, and without which there is no durable continuation in life, is not the nutrition of parts, but the contemperation of that fervour in the heart, and the ventilation of that fire alwaies maintained in the forge of life; […]
Word Forms
- contemperations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tempering, attemperation, moderation, remoderation, chastenment, composure.
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