satori

English

Etymology

From Japanese 悟り (satori, “understanding”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæˈtɔːɹi/

Noun

satori (usually uncountable, plural satoris)

  1. (Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.
    • 2005, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home, Simon & Schuster (2005), page 115:
      What happened to the Merry Band on its trip during the summer of 1964 ranged from the cosmically sublime to the ridiculous, from peak ecstasy to full-tilt satori.

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Japanese

Romanization

satori

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さとり

Latin

Noun

satōrī

  1. dative singular of sator
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