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Satori (noun) means a sudden feeling of deep spiritual understanding, often reached through meditation.

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A sudden feeling of deep spiritual understanding, often reached through meditation.

"Zen teaches that we are all already enlightened, some of us simply don't choose to realize it. If we choose to embrace Satori, then we are enlightened." — Scott Shaw, Mushin (1999)

""Slim your hips the Zen way," Juliana said. "Lose pounds through painless satori. I'm sorry, Miss Davis. I'm woolgathering."" — Philip Kindred Dick (1962)

A moment of sudden insight or understanding.

(biology) A gene in fruit flies whose mutation causes males to court other males rather than females.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 悟り (satori, “understanding; (Buddhism) enlightenment, satori”), from 悟る (satoru, “to perceive; to comprehend, understand; to come to enlightenment”), from Middle Chinese 悟 (nguH, “to become aware, apprehend, realize; to awaken”) (modern Mandarin 悟 (wù)), which was used to translate the Pali term bodhi (“supreme knowledge”) or its source Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, “perfect knowledge or wisdom by which a person becomes a buddha or jina; enlightened or illuminated intellect of a Buddha or jina”). The sense under Etymology 1, sense 3 (“mutant gene of Drosophila that causes homosexual behaviour in males”) was coined by the Japanese scientist Daisuke Yamamoto in a 1991 paper, based on this Japanese term.

Rhymes for satori

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What is the meaning of satori?

"satori" (noun) means a sudden feeling of deep spiritual understanding, often reached through meditation.

What are the different meanings of satori?

"satori" has 3 main meanings: 1. A sudden feeling of deep spiritual understanding, often reached through meditation; 2. A moment of sudden insight or understanding; 3. (biology) A gene in fruit flies whose mutation causes males to court other males rather than females.