Aum Shinrikyo

British  

/ ˈəʊm ˌʃɪnrɪˈkjəʊ /

noun

1. Also called: Supreme Truth Cult.  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

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Etymology

Origin of Aum Shinrikyo

C20: from Sanskrit aum _om + Japanese shinri kyo supreme truth

Example Sentences

The organizations removed are the Basque separatist group ETA , the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo, the radical Jewish group Kahane Kach and two Islamic groups that have been active in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Egypt.

From Seattle Times

The organizations include the Basque separatist group ETA , the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo, the radical Jewish group Kahane Kach and two Islamic groups that have been active in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Egypt.

From Seattle Times

It was relatively easy for the Aum Shinrikyo cult to make and use sarin in Tokyo in 1995.

From Nature

In the mid-1990s, Happy Science’s rivalry with another doomsday group, Aum Shinrikyo, took an ugly turn.

From New York Times

The attack by the cult Aum Shinrikyo on March 20, 1995, injured thousands of people and forced a relatively safe country to confront the risk of urban terrorism.

From Washington Times