karma
- (Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, countable, uncountable) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
- (countable, uncountable) A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
- (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
- (Internet, countable, uncountable) A score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɑɹmə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (kárma), nom.sg. of कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”); first attested in English in 1785 in a translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Charles Wilkins.
God’s will
Heaven’s decree
one’s life
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