TAURUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Taurus mean?
• TAURUS (noun)
The noun TAURUS has 4 senses:
1. Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
3. a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini
4. the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
Familiarity information: TAURUS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TAURUS (noun)
Meaning:
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Sanchez; Salim; Michael Assat; Ilich Sanchez; Ilich Ramirez Sanchez; Hector Hevodidbon; Glen Gebhard; Carlos the Jackal; Carlos; Andres Martinez; Taurus
Instance hypernyms:
terrorist (a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Taurus; Bull
Hypernyms ("Taurus" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Meaning:
A zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Taurus"):
Aldebaran (the brightest star in Taurus)
Crab Nebula (a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD)
Pleiades (a star cluster in the constellation Taurus)
Holonyms ("Taurus" is a part of...):
zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
Meaning:
The second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Taurus the Bull; Taurus; Bull
Instance hypernyms:
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
