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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
Derived Forms
- ˈkarmic, adjective
Other Words From
- karmic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of karma1
Word History and Origins
Origin of karma1
Example Sentences
"It's like he has paid off the karma he committed," Jirapong's father said in an interview on local media on Saturday.
An influencer known as ‘The Money Queen’ declared that ‘karma won’ after burglars broke into her Bel-Air home and made off with piles of fake cash used for a photo shoot.
An influencer known as “The Money Queen” declared that “karma won” after burglars broke into her Bel-Air home and made off with piles of fake cash used for a photo shoot.
Thank goodness, just when I was beginning to worry that famous people have become exempt from karma’s fickle wrath.
“Good karma? I told people I used up a lot of good karma that day.”
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