zen

Meanings

Noun

• school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
• a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight
• street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
• Synonym of enlightenment, particularly the kind acquired through Zen meditation.
• An approach to instruction, understanding, or an activity similarly emphasizing simplicity and intuition rather than conventional thinking or fixation on goals.

Adj

• Alternative letter-case form of Zen: of or related to Zen Buddhism, particularly its focus on indirect teaching of wisdom through riddles and stories.
• Wise, displaying enlightenment or similar wisdom, insightful, unburdened and free of worries, extremely relaxed and capable.

Synonyms

acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, enlightenment, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, particularly the kind acquired through Zen meditation, superman, tao, window pane, Zen Buddhism