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satori
[ suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ səˈtɔr i, -ˈtoʊr i /
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noun Zen.
sudden enlightenment.
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Origin of satori
First recorded in 1720–30; from Japanese: specific sense of noun satori “comprehension, understanding,” derivative of the verb satori “to awaken”
Words nearby satori
satisfied, satisfy, sat nav, Sato, Sato Eisaku, satori, satrap, satrapy, SATs, sat sri akal, Satsuma
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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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