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satori

noun
/səˈtɔːɹi/UK/səˈtɔɹi/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 悟り (satori, “understanding; (Buddhism) enlightenment, satori”), from 悟る (satoru, “to perceive; to comprehend, understand; to come to enlightenment”), from Middle Chinese 悟 (nguH, “to become aware, apprehend, realize; to awaken”) (modern Mandarin 悟 (wù)), used to translate Pali bodhi (“supreme knowledge”) or its etymon Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, “perfect knowledge or wisdom by which a person becomes a buddha or jina; enlightened or illuminated intellect of a Buddha or jina”). Etymology 1 sense 3 (“mutant gene of Drosophila that causes homosexual behaviour in males”) was coined by the Japanese scientist Daisuke Yamamoto in a 1991 paper, based on the Japanese term.

  1. derived from 悟 — “to become aware, apprehend, realize; to awaken”
  2. borrowed from 悟り — “understanding; (Buddhism) enlightenment, satori”

Definitions

  1. A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of…

    A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.

    • He [Darma or Bodhidharma] lived only upon vegetables, and thought this to be the higheſt degree of Holineſs, to paſs days and nights in an uninterrupted Satori, that is, a contemplation of the Divine Being.
    • "Slim your hips the Zen way," Juliana said. "Lose pounds through painless satori. I'm sorry, Miss Davis. I'm woolgathering."

  2. Enlightenment, epiphany.

  3. A mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in…

    A mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males).

    • In Drosophila the satori (sat) mutants of males do not court or copulate with females but have sexual interest in males.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A yokai (“supernatural monster”) having the form of a mind-reading monkey-like creature…

      A yokai (“supernatural monster”) having the form of a mind-reading monkey-like creature said to dwell in the mountains of the historical Japanese provinces of Hida and Mino (present-day Gifu Prefecture).

      • The Satori appears in [Toriyama] Sekien's Konjyaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki as a hairy, ape-like, mountain-dwelling creature that can read people's minds[…].

    2. Alternative form of satori.

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Derived

satoric

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA