taurus
Noun
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referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fearis an instance of: terrorist - a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
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referred to in: astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moonsame as: bull
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is an instance of: constellation - a configuration of stars as seen from the earthmember holonym:
- aldebaran - the brightest star in Taurus
- crab nebula - a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD
- pleiades - a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
is a part of: zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes -
is an instance of: house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign - (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is dividedsame as: bull, taurus the bull
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