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Aum

DEFINITIONS OF: Aum

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n 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

“in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train”
Synonyms:
Aum Shinrikyo, Supreme Truth
Example of:
FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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