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satori

[ suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

noun

Zen.
  1. sudden enlightenment.


satori

/ səˈtɔːrɪ /

noun

  1. Zen Buddhism the state of sudden indescribable intuitive enlightenment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of satori1

First recorded in 1720–30; from Japanese: specific sense of noun satori “comprehension, understanding,” derivative of the verb satori “to awaken”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of satori1

from Japanese
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Example Sentences

Just kidding – but truly, Steve's display of satori verges on this level of supernatural.

From Salon

“They don’t know,” he said, shaking his head sadly at how far they were from Jamaican-chicken satori.

Dr. Suzuki says somewhere that to be in a state of pure consciousness—satori—is to be with God before he said, Let there be light.

How would judges differentiate between mostly invisible forms of quietly crouching satori?

He calls today’s young men and women the satori sedai, or enlightened generation, meaning that Buddha-like, they eschew big aspirations and seek happiness in simple things.

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