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Rajneeshee

Rajneeshee noun: a member of a countercultural sect, founded by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, that combines elements of religion and Western philosophy.

Noun

Rajneeshee (plural Rajneeshees)

  1. A member of a countercultural sect, founded by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, that combines elements of religion and Western philosophy
    • ... terrorists who sought to incapacitate rather than kill a large number of people might use a non-lethal biological agent. In 1984, for example, the Rajneeshee cult in Oregon contaminated restaurant salad bars in the town of The Dalles with Salmonella typhimurium (food-poisoning) bacteria in a...1999, Joshua Lederberg, Biological Weapons: Limiting the Threat, The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 292
    • Although the U.S. government has expressed growing concern about potential biological terrorist attacks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has documented only one successful incident of bioterrorism. In August and September 1984 a religious cult known as the Rajneeshees employed biological...2000, Jonathan B. Tucker, Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons, The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 115

Examples of Rajneeshee in a sentence

  • In August and September 1984 a religious cult known as the Rajneeshees employed biological agents against the inhabitants of a small town in Oregon, sickening 751 people.2000, Jonathan B. Tucker, Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons, The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 115:
  • The single U.S. case involving the actual use of biological agents occurred in September 1984, when members of the Rajneeshee cult in Oregon poisoned salad bars with Salmonella typhimurium.2001, Jessica Stern, The Ultimate Terrorists, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 67:
  • In 1984, the U.S.-based Rajneeshee cult used salmonella bacteria to poison citizens by spreading the bacteria via salad bars in restaurants in an Oregon town.2002, Harvey W. Kushner, Encyclopedia of Terrorism, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 74:
  • The Rajneeshee cult was founded by an Indian guru named Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.2005, James R. Swearengen, Biodefense: Research Methodology and Animal Models, CRC, →ISBN, page 9:

Forms of Rajneeshee

pluralRajneeshees

Questions about Rajneeshee

What does Rajneeshee mean?
Rajneeshee means a member of a countercultural sect, founded by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, that combines elements of religion and Western philosophy.
How do you use Rajneeshee in a sentence?
In August and September 1984 a religious cult known as the Rajneeshees employed biological agents against the inhabitants of a small town in Oregon, sickening 751 people.
What part of speech is Rajneeshee?
Rajneeshee is a noun.
What is the plural of Rajneeshee?
The plural of Rajneeshee is Rajneeshees.

Words near Rajneeshee in the dictionary

  1. rajmahals
  2. rajmata
  3. rajmatas
  4. Rajnandgaon
  5. Rajneesh
  6. Rajneeshee
  7. Rajneeshees
  8. Rajneeshi
  9. Rajneeshis
  10. Rajneeshism
  11. Rajni

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