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noun 
  1. (italbrac, Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.
    • 2005: 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 . " Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 115)
Etymology: From Japanese æ (ããã, Japanese, satori) "understanding".


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