satori
[ suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ səˈtɔr i, -ˈtoʊr i /
noun Zen.
sudden enlightenment.
Origin of satori
1720–30; < Japanese: noun derivative of v. “to awaken” (
sato- aware +
-r- formative affix)
Words nearby satori
satisficing behaviour,
satisfied,
satisfy,
sato,
sato eisaku,
satori,
satrap,
satrapy,
sats,
satsuma,
satsuma ware
British Dictionary definitions for satori
satori
/ (səˈtɔːrɪ) /
noun
Zen Buddhism
the state of sudden indescribable intuitive enlightenment
Word Origin for satori
from Japanese