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Zen
Zen
English
Alternative forms
Related terms
- Zen garden
- Zenji
Usage notes
Usually capitalized in all senses, almost always when talking about the denomination proper (compare Catholicism), usually but less often when referring to a looser sense of the philosophy or calm: “That’s very zen.” versus “She studies Zen Buddhism.”
Translations
denomination of Buddhism
philosophy
Adjective
Zen (comparative more Zen, superlative most Zen)
Anagrams
zen
zen
English
Alternative forms
Noun
zen (uncountable)
- (religion) A denomination of Buddhism
- (religion) profound meditation within that denomination of Buddhism
Usage notes
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.”
Adjective
zen (comparative more zen, superlative most zen)
- (religion) Pertaining to this denomination of Buddhism
- (colloquial) enlightened, unburdened and free of worries; chill, extremely relaxed and collected
Translations
denomination of Buddhism
Anagrams
Aynu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛn/
Noun
zen
References
- Otto Ladstätter, Andreas Tietze, Die Abdal (Äynu) in Xinjiang (1994)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -en
Noun
zen
Declension
Inflection of zen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | zen | zenit | |
genitive | zenin | zenien | |
partitive | zeniä | zenejä | |
illative | zeniin | zeneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | zen | zenit | |
accusative | nom. | zen | zenit |
gen. | zenin | ||
genitive | zenin | zenien | |
partitive | zeniä | zenejä | |
inessive | zenissä | zeneissä | |
elative | zenistä | zeneistä | |
illative | zeniin | zeneihin | |
adessive | zenillä | zeneillä | |
ablative | zeniltä | zeneiltä | |
allative | zenille | zeneille | |
essive | zeninä | zeneinä | |
translative | zeniksi | zeneiksi | |
instructive | — | zenein | |
abessive | zenittä | zeneittä | |
comitative | — | zeneineen |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛn/
Noun
zen m (plural zen)
Adjective
zen m, f (invariable)
Anagrams
Mandarin
Romanization
zen
Usage notes
- 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.
Portuguese
Noun
zen m (uncountable)
Adjective
zen (plural zen, comparable)
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sen/
Etymology
Borrowing from German Zinder, French cendre and English cinder.
Noun
zen (plural zens)
- 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.
- 1952, Epistle to the Hebrews, 9.13,14, translated by Arie de Jong.
Declension
declension of zen
singular | plural | |
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nominative | zen | zens |
genitive | zena | zenas |
dative | zene | zenes |
accusative | zeni | zenis |
predicative | zenu | zenus |
vocative | o zen! | o zens! |