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Aum : (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; "in
1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo
subway train" [syn: Aum Shinrikyo, Aum, Supreme
Truth]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Om \Om\, interj. & n. [Also Aum, Um.] [Skr. [=o]m.]
A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by Hindus and Buddhists
in religious rites, -- orig. among the Hindus an exclamation
of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol
of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma.
Om mani padme hun, a sacred formula of buddhism (esp. of
the Lamaists) translated ``O, the Jewel in the Lotus,
Amen,'' and referring to Amitabha, who is commonly
represented as standing or sitting within a lotus.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Aam \Aam\ ([add]m or [aum]m), n. [D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L.
hama a water bucket, Gr. ?]
A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different
cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp
361/2, at Hamburg 383/4. [Written also Aum and Awm.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Aum : \Aum\, n.
Same as Aam.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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