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SATORI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does satori mean?
• SATORI (noun)
The noun SATORI has 1 sense:
1. (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
Familiarity information: SATORI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("satori" is a kind of...):
enlightenment (education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge)
Domain category:
Zen; Zen Buddhism (a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight)
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