HyperDic: aum_shinrikyo

English > 1 sense of the expression Aum Shinrikyo:
NOUNgroupAum Shinrikyo, Aum, Supreme Trutha terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world
English > Aum Shinrikyo: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsAum, Supreme Truth
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionJapan, Nippon, NihonA constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago
SpanishAum, Aum Shinrikyo
CatalanAum Shinrikyo

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