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karma
[ kahr-muh ]
/ ˈkɑr mə /
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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.
the good or bad emanations felt to be generated by someone or something: Lets get out of here. This place has bad karma.
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What Does The Word "Karma" Really Mean?
Let's start from the beginning—the very beginning. Karma comes from Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language going back some 3,500 years.
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Origin of karma
First recorded in 1820–30; from Sanskrit kárman- “act, deed”
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karmic, adjectiveWords nearby karma
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British Dictionary definitions for 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 of karma
karmic, adjectiveWord Origin for karma
C19: from Sanskrit: action, effect, from karoti he does
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