satori

English

Alternative forms

• (biochemistry) sat

Etymology

From Japanese 悟り (satori, literally “understanding”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæˈtɔːɹi/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

satori (usually uncountable, plural satoris)

1. (Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.

   Synonyms: epiphany, enlightenment

   • 1962, Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle, Library of America, published 2007, page 29:

     “Slim your hips the Zen way,” Juliana said. “Lose pounds through painless satori.”

   • 2004, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home […] , Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 115:

     What happened to the Merry Band on its trip during the summer of 1964 ranged from the cosmically sublime to the ridiculous, from peak ecstasy to full-tilt satori.

2. (biochemistry) A Drosophila mutant that displays homosexual behavior in males.

See also

• koan

Further reading

• satori on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Artois, Rosati, Sirota, aorist, aristo, aristo-, ratios, à trois

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 悟(さと)り (satori, “understanding, enlightment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.to.ri/
• Hyphenation: sa‧to‧ri

Noun

satori (first-person possessive satoriku, second-person possessive satorimu, third-person possessive satorinya)

1. Free from discrimination.

Japanese

Romanization

satori

1. Rōmaji transcription of さとり

Latin

Noun

satōrī

1. dative singular of sator