aum shinrikyo

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108034367)
    "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train"
    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 fear
    domain region: japan, nihon, nippon - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: aum, supreme truth

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