"satori" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sæˈtɔːɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-satori.wav [Southern-England] Forms: satoris [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 悟り (satori, literally “understanding”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|悟り|lit=understanding|tr=satori}} Japanese 悟り (satori, literally “understanding”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} satori (usually uncountable, plural satoris)
  1. (Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: epiphany, enlightenment
    Sense id: en-satori-en-noun-038Y~V8X
  2. (biochemistry) A Drosophila mutant that displays homosexual behavior in males. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-satori-en-noun-WTj7CytG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sat [biochemistry, microbiology, chemistry, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, biology] Related terms: koan

Inflected forms

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