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karma

[ kahr-muh ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Synonyms: predetermination, kismet, lot, predestination

  4. 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

  1. 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
  2. theosophy the doctrine of inevitable consequence
  3. destiny or fate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈkarmic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • karmic 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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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.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

“Good karma? I told people I used up a lot of good karma that day.”

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