zen

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From Japanese 禅 (ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC d͡ʑiᴇn) (compare Mandarin 禅 (Chán), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC d͡ʑiᴇn nɑ), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Akin to dhyana.

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

zen (uncountable)

1. (religion) A denomination of Buddhism.
2. (religion) Profound meditation within that denomination of Buddhism.
3. An approach to an activity, skill, or subject that emphasizes simplicity and intuition rather than conventional thinking or fixation on goals.

   the zen of cooking; the zen of passing the bar exam; the zen of C++

Often capitalized, similar to a proper noun, when talking about the denomination proper (compare Catholicism), rather than the philosophy or calm: “That’s very zen.” versus “She studies Zen Buddhism.”

• (approach emphasizing simplicity etc): tao

zen (comparative more zen, superlative most zen)

1. (religion) Pertaining to this denomination of Buddhism.
2. (colloquial) Enlightened, unburdened and free of worries; chill, extremely relaxed and collected.

• zen at OneLook Dictionary Search

• Enz, NZE

zen

1. fishhook

Related to Persian زن‎ (zan).

• IPA^(key): /zɛn/

zen

1. woman

• Otto Ladstätter, Andreas Tietze, Die Abdal (Äynu) in Xinjiang (1994)

• Rhymes: -en

zen

1. zen

• IPA^(key): /zɛn/

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zen m (plural zen)

1. zen

zen (invariable)

1. pertaining to zen.
2. (colloquial) extremely relaxed and collected.

• “zen” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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From Japanese 禅 (ぜん, zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC d͡ʑiᴇn) (compare Mandarin 禅 (chán), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC d͡ʑiᴇn nɑ), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Akin to dhyana.

• IPA^(key): /zɛn/
• Hyphenation: zèn

zen

1. (religion) A denomination of Buddhism.

• “zen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

zen

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぜん

zen

1. Nonstandard spelling of zěn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zèn.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

zen m (uncountable)

1. Zen
   1. (religion) denomination of Buddhism
   2. (informal) philosophy

zen (plural zen, comparable)

1. zen
   1. (religion) pertaining to the Zen denomination of Buddhism
   2. (informal) extremely relaxing
2. (slang, of a person) calm, peaceful, not easily angered

Borrowed from German Zinder, French cendre and English cinder.

• IPA^(key): /t͡sen/

zen (nominative plural zens)

1. ash, cinder
   • 1952, Epistle to the Hebrews, 9.13,14, translated by Arie de Jong.

     If ya blud toras e hikaparas, e zen kunüla, kel pagifülon ad klinükön koapi, saludükon profenanis,

     vio mödikumo blud Kristusa, kel ededietom oki dub Lanal laidüpik nenmiotädiko Gode, oklinükon konsieni obsik de vobots deadik, ad kultön Godi liföl.

     If the blood of bulls and billies, and the ashes of heifers, which is sprinkled to clean the body, already sanctifies profane people,

     how much more will the blood of Christ, who gave himself unblemished to God because of the eternal Spirit, clean our conscience from dead deeds to worship the living God.