beditate

English

Etymology

Verb

beditate (third-person singular simple present beditates, present participle beditating, simple past and past participle beditated)

(informal) To meditate while lying down, typically in bed.
- 1980, Judith Schubert Kranes, David Schubert, Works and Days (Contemporary Poetry Series; 24), Princeton, N.J.: Quarterly Review of Literature, published 1983, page 136:
  He was lying on the wharf beside me when he grew silent. I asked, "Meditating?" He smiled and returned, "Beditating." We rarely went to bed before three or four a.m., especially on weekends.
- 2010, J. Kim Wright, Lawyers as Peacemakers: Practicing Holistic, Problem-Solving Law, Chicago, I.L.: American Bar Association, →ISBN, page 158:
  On busy days, I may beditate for more than an hour in preparation for my day, then engage in other contemplative practices during the day. Sometimes I watch my breath or listen to a guided visualization. Rarely do I fall asleep, but I don't beat myself up if I do.
- 2013 March 4, Oenone Crossley-Holland, “Could beditation be the answer to exam nerves?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-30:
  Beditating at Bethnal Green academy with teacher Dominic Morris. [image caption]
- 2018, Kelly Pietrangeli, Project Me for Busy Mothers: A Practical Guide to Finding a Happier Balance, London: Orion Spring, →ISBN, page 51:
  As my husband leaves for work very early, I stay under the covers and 'beditate' to a guided meditation app, then write in my journal. Fifteen minutes no longer feels like enough time, so I now wake up half an hour earlier.

Related terms

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