Some additional detail, in case it might be useful:
I can launch gnome-terminal using dbus-launch, but not directly. I can launch
other terminals (Xfce Terminal) without a problem. I include some details
about my system, including locale info, since some people seem to think that is
implicated in some of these problems.
$ gnome-terminal
# Error constructing proxy for org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0:
Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Terminal: Timeout was reached
$ dbus-launch gnome-terminal
(succeeds)
$ uname -a
Linux paulus 4.15.0-32-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 10 17:58:07 UTC 2018
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
$ localectl
System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
VC Keymap: n/a
X11 Layout: us
X11 Model: pc105
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