ditation

D2I1T1A1T1I1O1N1

noun

The act of making rich; enrichment.

OriginLatin ditare →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteThe act of making rich; enrichment.

    Late at night, and early in the morning, did I give myself to me ditation in thy word

    1633, Joseph Hall, A paraphrase upon the hard texts of Scripture

Origin

  1. Latinditare“to enrich”
  2. Englishditation

From Latin ditare (“to enrich”), from dis, ditis, same as dives (“rich”).

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APA

ditation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditation

MLA

“ditation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ditation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditation.

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