Local English word record

aum shinrikyo

noun · 1 sense

a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity

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  • in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train

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Synonyms

aum, supreme truth

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