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Aum

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Noun

1. aum, aum shinrikyo, supreme truth

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

Example Sentences:
'in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train'

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Aum

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noun
a syncretistic Japanese cult combining elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1986; responsible for a number of murders and in particular a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995
. Also called: Supreme Truth Cult

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Aum

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n.
Hinduism & Buddhism
Variant of Om.

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