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SATORI

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

• SATORI (noun)

Sense 1

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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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