satori
A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of…A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.
Satori
са́ториsátori
сато́ріsatóri
(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
(figuratively, uncountable, usually)Enlightenment, epiphany.
(countable, usually)A mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males).
(Japanese)A yokai (“supernatural monster”) having the form of a mind-reading monkey-like creature said to dwell in the mountains of the historical Japanese provinces of Hida and Mino (present-day Gifu Prefecture).
саториsatori
саторіsatori
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 悟り (satori, “understanding; (Buddhism) enlightenment, satori”), froBorrowed from Japanese 悟り (satori, “understanding; (Buddhism) enlightenment, satori”), from 悟る (satoru, “to perceive; to comprehend, understand; to come to enlightenment”), from Middle Chinese 悟 (nguH, “to become aware, apprehend, realize; to awaken”) (modern Mandarin 悟 (wù)), used to translate Pali bodhi (“supreme knowledge”) or its etymon Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, “perfect knowledge or wisdom by which a person becomes a buddha or jina; enlightened or illuminated intellect of a Buddha or jina”).
Borrowed from Japanese 覚 (satori), from Middle Chinese 覺 (kaewk, “to become aware, awaken to, dawn on”) (modern Mandarin 覺 /觉 (jué); referring to the creature’s mind-reading ability).
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