satori
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English
Alternative forms
- (biochemistry) sat
Etymology
From Japanese 悟り (satori, literally “understanding”).
Pronunciation
Noun
satori (usually uncountable, plural satoris)
- (Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.
- Synonyms: epiphany, enlightenment
- 1962, Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle, Library of America, published 2007, page 29:
- “Slim your hips the Zen way,” Juliana said. “Lose pounds through painless satori.”
- 2004, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home , Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 115:
- What happened to the Merry Band on its trip during the summer of 1964 ranged from the cosmically sublime to the ridiculous, from peak ecstasy to full-tilt satori.
- (biochemistry) A Drosophila mutant that displays homosexual behavior in males.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 悟り (satori, “understanding, enlightment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
satori (first-person possessive satoriku, second-person possessive satorimu, third-person possessive satorinya)
- Free from discrimination.
Japanese
Romanization
satori
Latin
Noun
satōrī