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ZEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Synonyms:

acid; back breaker; battery-acid; dose; dot; Elvis; loony toons; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; pane; superman; window pane; Zen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Zen" is a kind of...):

LSD; lysergic acid diethylamide (a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight

Synonyms:

Zen; Zen Buddhism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Zen" is a kind of...):

Buddhism (the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth)

Domain member category:

satori ((Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment)

Derivation:

Zen Buddhist (an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism)

Sense 3

Meaning:

School of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan

Synonyms:

Zen; Zen Buddhism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Zen" is a kind of...):

Buddhism (a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha)

Meronyms (members of "Zen"):

Zen Buddhist (an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism)

Derivation:

Zen Buddhist (an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism)

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