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zen
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun zen has 3 senses
- zen(n = noun.group) zen buddhism - school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan; Array is a kind of buddhism
- zen(n = noun.cognition) zen buddhism - a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight; Array is a kind of buddhism
- zen(n = noun.artifact) acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, elvis, loony toons, lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane - street name for lysergic acid diethylamide; Array is a kind of lsd, lysergic acid diethylamide
Derived form noun zen buddhist1
Derived form noun zen buddhist1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
zen, n. a form of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition.
Derivative
Zenist n. (also Zennist).
Etymology
Jap., = meditation
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