cerebration
See also: cérébration
English
Etymology
From Latin cerebrum (“brain”) + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛɹɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
Noun
cerebration (countable and uncountable, plural cerebrations)
- The act of cerebrating; thinking, reflection, thought.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 177:
- Dr Carpenter first, unless I am mistaken, introduced the term ‘unconscious cerebration’, which has since then been a popular phrase of explanation.
- 2009 January 25, Lee Siegel, “No Exit”, in New York Times:
- Duncan himself, however, seems to have alpine cerebrations embedded in his very molecules.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 177:
Related terms
- cerebrate