satori

[ suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ səˈtɔr i, -ˈtoʊr i /

noun Zen.

sudden enlightenment.

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Origin of satori

1720–30; < Japanese: noun derivative of v. “to awaken” (sato- aware + -r- formative affix)

Words nearby satori

satisficing behaviour, satisfied, satisfy, sato, sato eisaku, satori, satrap, satrapy, sats, satsuma, satsuma ware
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British Dictionary definitions for satori

satori
/ (səˈtɔːrɪ) /

noun

Zen Buddhism the state of sudden indescribable intuitive enlightenment

Word Origin for satori

from Japanese
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