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karma.

karma; in Indian religion and philosophy, the moral effect or sum of a person's actions, influencing their present circumstances and future rebirths

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Meaning & usage

noun/¹kar.ma/[ˈkàɾ.ma]
  1. karma; in Indian religion and philosophy, the moral effect or sum of a person's actions, influencing their present circumstances and future rebirths

    Hinduism · Jainism · masculine
    Hun mente at gode handlinger ga god karma og påvirket den neste gjenfødelsen.
  2. karma; the idea that good or bad actions will eventually bring corresponding effects on a person's luck, success, or circumstances

    broadly · masculine · often · person
    Da tyven selv mistet lommeboka, lo hun og kalte det karma.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (karma, “act, action, deed”), the nominative singular of कर्मन् (karman, “act, action, deed; work”), from कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”) + -मन् (-man, “action/result-forming noun suffix”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”). The religious and philosophical sense developed from the idea of an action together with the consequences produced by that action. First attested before 1944. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk karma, Danish karma, Swedish karma, Icelandic karma, German Karma, Dutch karma and English karma.

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