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karma.

The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɐɾ.mɑː/India, North, South/ˈkɑː.mə//ˈkɑɹ.mə//ˈkəɹ.mə/
  1. The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.

    Hinduism · Jainism · Sikhism · countable · uncountable
  2. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.

    countable · uncommon · uncountable
  4. A score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value.

    Internet · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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