Aum Shinrikyo

Aum Shinrikyo noun

1. 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 1995Also called: Supreme Truth Cult

Word Origin for Aum Shinrikyo C20: from Sanskrit aum om + Japanese shinri kyo supreme truth