- recollection
- noun Date: 1624 1. a. tranquillity of mind b. religious contemplation 2. a. the action or power of recalling to mind b. something recalled to the mind Synonyms: see memory
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Recollection — • Recollection, as understood in respect to the spiritual life, means attention to the presence of God in the soul Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Recollection Recollection … Catholic encyclopedia
récollection — [ rekɔlɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1553; « résumé » 1372; du lat. recollectus, p. p. de recolligere → recueillir ♦ Relig. Action de se recueillir, par la méditation, la prière. Retraite spirituelle. Se réunir pour une journée de récollection. ● récollection … Encyclopédie Universelle
Recollection — is the retrieval of memory. It is not a passive process; people employ metacognitive strategies to make the best use of their memory, and priming and other context can have a large effect on what is retrieved.When we try to remember information… … Wikipedia
Recollection — Rec ol*lec tion (r?k ?l*l?k sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]collection.] 1. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recollection — I noun afterthought, consciousness, contemplation of the past, memoir, memoria, memory, mental image, mental picture, mindfulness, recall, recognition, recordatio, remembrance, reminiscence, retrospection associated concepts: past recollection… … Law dictionary
recollection — Recollection. s. f. Action par laquelle on se recollige. Profonde recollection. recollection interieure. Il n est en usage que dans la devotion … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
recollection — 1590s, “gathering together again,” from Fr. récollection or M.L. recollectionem, noun of action from recolligere (see RECOLLECT (Cf. recollect)). Meaning “act of recalling to memory” is from 1680s; a thing or scene so recalled, from 1781 … Etymology dictionary
recollection — [rek΄ə lek′shən] n. [Fr récollection < ML recollectio] 1. the act or power of recollecting, or calling back to mind; remembrance 2. what is recollected [recollections of youth] 3. Archaic a) calmness of mind b) religious meditation … English World dictionary
recollection — *memory, remembrance, reminiscence, mind, souvenir … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recollection — ► NOUN 1) the action or faculty of remembering. 2) a memory … English terms dictionary
recollection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, distinct, vivid ▪ dim, faint, hazy, vague ▪ earliest ▪ … Collocations dictionary
