Branch Davidians
/ˌbrɑːntʃ dəˈvɪdiənz/
/ˌbræntʃ dəˈvɪdiənz/
- a US religious group, based in Waco, Texas, which believed that Christ would soon return to earth. Their leader was David Koresh. In 1993 members of the group killed four US government officers who were trying to enter their building. The building was then surrounded for 51 days until the Branch Davidians began a fire in which 82 of them died, including 33 British people.
大卫分支机构：一个美国宗教团体，总部设在德克萨斯州的韦科，他们相信基督将很快重返地球。他们的领袖是大卫·科雷什（David Koresh）。1993年，该组织成员杀死了四名试图进入其建筑物的美国政府官员。建筑物随后被围困了51天，直到大卫戴维斯分支开始生火，其中82人死亡，包括33名英国人。