Satori

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sæˈtɔːri/

Origin

From Japanese 悟り (さとり) (satori, "understanding")

Full definition of satori

Noun

1. (Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.
• 2005, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home, Simon & Schuster (2005), 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.

Synonyms

• (sudden feeling of enlightenment) epiphany, enlightenment

Anagrams

• aorist, aristo, ratios