Definition of "satori"

satori

/sæˈtɔːɹi/

noun
usually uncountable, plural satoris
1. (Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.
  Quotations
  “Slim your hips the Zen way,” Juliana said. “Lose pounds through painless satori.”
  1962, Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle, Library of America, published 2007, page 29
  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.
  2004, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home […] , Simon & Schuster, page 115
2. (biochemistry) A Drosophila mutant that displays homosexual behavior in males.