Definition of Karma

1. Noun. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation.

Category relationships: Hindooism, Hinduism, Buddhism
Generic synonyms: Destiny, Fate

Definition of Karma

1. n. One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect; the theory of inevitable consequence.

Definition of Karma

1. Noun. (context: Hinduism Buddhism) The concept of "action" or "deed" in Indian and Nepalese religions understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called samsara) described in the dharmic traditions, namely: Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies. The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence, regarded as determining his next incarnation. ¹

2. Noun. A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere. ¹

3. Noun. The idea that one reaps what one sows; destiny; fate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Karma

1. the force generated by a person's actions [n -S] : KARMIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Karma

karats
karaya gum
karbovanets
karearea
karela
karelas
karelianite
karibibite
karite
karites
kark
karked
karking
karks
karlite
karma (current term)
karmaless
karmas
karmic
karmically
karn
karnal blunt
karnay
karnays
karnofsky performance score
karnofsky performance status
karns
karo
karob
karobs

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