1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.
Fixed and contemplative their looks.
Denham.
2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties. Ray.
Contemplative
(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.