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karma
[ kahr-muh ]
noun
- Hinduism, Buddhism. action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman. Compare bhakti ( def 1 ), jnana.
- Theosophy. the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation according to that person's deeds in the previous incarnation.
Synonyms: predetermination, kismet, lot, predestination
- the good or bad emanations felt to be generated by someone or something:
Lets get out of here. This place has bad karma.
karma
/ ˈkɑːmə /
noun
- Hinduism Buddhism the principle of retributive justice determining a person's state of life and the state of his reincarnations as the effect of his past deeds
- theosophy the doctrine of inevitable consequence
- destiny or fate
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Derived Forms
- ˈkarmic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of karma1
First recorded in 1820–30; from Sanskrit kárman- “act, deed”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of karma1
C19: from Sanskrit: action, effect, from karoti he does
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