cerebration

See also: cérébration

English

Etymology

From Latin cerebrum (“brain”) + -ation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛɹɪˈbɹeɪʃən/

Noun

cerebration (countable and uncountable, plural cerebrations)

  1. 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.
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