"Zen" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-zen.ogg [US] Forms: more Zen [comparative], most Zen [superlative]
Etymology: From Japanese 禅(ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzyen na), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and chan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|禅|ぜん}} 禅(ぜん) (zen), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|禪|id=1}} 禪 (MC dzyen), {{ltc-l|禪那|id=1,1}} 禪那 (MC dzyen na), {{der|en|sa|ध्यान||a type of meditation}} Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”), {{doublet|en|dhyana|chan}} Doublet of dhyana and chan Head templates: {{en-adj}} Zen (comparative more Zen, superlative most Zen)
  1. (religion) Of or related to Zen Buddhism. Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: zen, Sen, Dzen [obsolete] Related terms: Chan
    Sense id: en-Zen-en-adj-VjG~gHN8 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (colloquial) Alternative letter-case form of zen. Tags: alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: zen
    Sense id: en-Zen-en-adj-~P7v0Fnu

Proper name

Audio: en-us-zen.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Japanese 禅(ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzyen na), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and chan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|禅|ぜん}} 禅(ぜん) (zen), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|禪|id=1}} 禪 (MC dzyen), {{ltc-l|禪那|id=1,1}} 禪那 (MC dzyen na), {{der|en|sa|ध्यान||a type of meditation}} Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”), {{doublet|en|dhyana|chan}} Doublet of dhyana and chan Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zen
  1. (religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan. Categories (topical): Religion Derived forms: Zen Buddhism, Zen garden, Zen-like, Zenlike, Zennish, Zennist Related terms: Zenji, zazen Translations (denomination of Buddhism): ⁧زَن⁩ (zan) [masculine] (Arabic), ⁧زِن⁩ (zin) [masculine] (Arabic), ⁧زِن⁩ (zen) [masculine] (Arabic), ձեն (jen) (Armenian), Дзэн (Dzen) (Bashkir), ဇင်ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ (jangbuddha.bhasa) (Burmese), (Chinese Mandarin), (chán) (Chinese Mandarin), 禪宗 (Chinese Mandarin), 禅宗 (chánzōng) (Chinese Mandarin), zen [masculine] (Czech), zena (Esperanto), zen (Finnish), zenbuddhalaisuus (Finnish), zenbuddhismi (Finnish), zen [masculine] (French), ძენი (ʒeni) (Georgian), Zen [masculine] (German), Ζεν (english: Zen) (Greek), ⁧זן⁩ (Hebrew), ज़ेन (zen) (Hindi), झेन (jhen) (Hindi), zen (Hungarian), Búdachas Zen [masculine] (Irish), Zen [masculine] (Irish), (zen) (alt: ぜん) (Japanese), 禅宗 (zenshū) (Japanese), Дзен (Dzen) (Kazakh), (seon) (alt: ) (Korean), 선종 (seonjong) (Korean), ເຊັນ (sen) (Lao), സെൻ (seṉ) (Malayalam), जेन (jen) (Marathi), झेन (jhen) (Marathi), (Min Nan Chinese), (siân) (Min Nan Chinese), 禪宗 (Min Nan Chinese), 禅宗 (siân-chong) (Min Nan Chinese), ⁧ذن⁩ (Persian), zen [masculine] (Portuguese), ਜ਼ੇਨ (zen) (Punjabi), дзэн (dzɛn) [masculine] (Russian), дзен (dzen) [masculine] (Russian), ध्यान (dhyāna) [masculine] (Sanskrit), සෙන් (sen) (Sinhalese), budismo zen [masculine] (Spanish), zen [masculine] (Spanish), జెన్ (jen) (Telugu), เซน (seen) (Thai), ཟེན (zen) (Tibetan), ⁧زین⁩ (zen) (Urdu), thiền (alt: ) (Vietnamese), ⁧زین⁩ (Western Panjabi), ⁧זען⁩ (zen) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Zen-en-name-bP6k37GE Topics: lifestyle, religion

Noun

Audio: en-us-zen.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Japanese 禅(ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzyen na), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and chan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|禅|ぜん}} 禅(ぜん) (zen), {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|禪|id=1}} 禪 (MC dzyen), {{ltc-l|禪那|id=1,1}} 禪那 (MC dzyen na), {{der|en|sa|ध्यान||a type of meditation}} Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”), {{doublet|en|dhyana|chan}} Doublet of dhyana and chan Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Zen (uncountable)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of zen: (religion) enlightenment and (informal) mindful action, instruction, or behavior considered similar to Zen. Tags: alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: zen (extra: (religion) enlightenment and (informal) mindful action, instruction, or behavior considered similar to Zen) Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-Zen-en-noun-SwT5LPy-

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 431",
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