Found 3 items, similar to Aum.
Indonesian → English (Kamus Landak)
Definition: aum
roar
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Aum
Aum
n : 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,
Supreme Truth]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Aum
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.]
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Aum
\Aum\, n.
Same as
Aam.
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