satori

English

Alternative forms

  • (biochemistry) sat

Etymology

From Japanese 悟り (satori, literally understanding).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæˈtɔːɹi/
  • (file)

Noun

satori (usually uncountable, plural satoris)

  1. (Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.
    Synonyms: epiphany, enlightenment
    • 1962, Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle, Library of America, published 2007, page 29:
      “Slim your hips the Zen way,” Juliana said. “Lose pounds through painless satori.”
    • 2004, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home [] , Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, 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.
  2. (biochemistry) A Drosophila mutant that displays homosexual behavior in males.

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Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (さと) (satori, understanding, enlightment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.to.ri/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧to‧ri

Noun

satori (first-person possessive satoriku, second-person possessive satorimu, third-person possessive satorinya)

  1. Free from discrimination.

Japanese

Romanization

satori

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さとり

Latin

Noun

satōrī

  1. dative singular of sator
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