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noun
A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: Zen Buddhism
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noun
Enlightenment, epiphany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable, usually
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noun
A mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: sat
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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Alternative form of satori.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Qualifier: Zen Buddhism
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noun
(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: enlightenment
History
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.
Borrowed from Japanese 覚 (satori), from Middle Chinese 覺 (kaewk, “to become aware, awaken to, dawn on”) (modern Mandarin 覺 /觉 (jué); referring to the creature’s mind-reading ability).
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