satori

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S0099600 (sä-tôr′ē, sə-)n. Buddhism A spiritual awakening sought in Zen Buddhism, often coming suddenly.

[Japanese.]

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(səˈtɔːrɪ) n (Buddhism) Zen Buddhism the state of sudden indescribable intuitive enlightenment[from Japanese]

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(səˈtɔr i, -ˈtoʊr i)

n. sudden enlightenment in Zen. [1720–30; < Japanese: n. derivative of v. “to awaken” (sato- aware + -r- formative affix)]

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satori - (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenmentenlightenment - education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledgeZen, Zen Buddhism - a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight

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noun (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

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