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悟り — meaning in English

satori

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English meaning

  • enlightenment noun The state of having clear understanding, insight, or wisdom.
  • philosophy noun The academic study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning.
  • satori noun A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.

Senses

悟り is used for these senses in English:

  • enlightenment An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
  • philosophy (uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom.
  • satori (uncountable, Zen, _, Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.

enlightenment — full definition

  1. noun The state of having clear understanding, insight, or wisdom.
  2. name The Enlightenment: an 17th-and-18th-century European intellectual movement that championed reason and science over tradition and superstition.

philosophy — full definition

  1. noun The academic study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning.
  2. noun A personal set of beliefs or principles that guides how someone thinks or acts.
  3. noun A calm, thoughtful attitude, especially toward difficulty or loss.

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