Karma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Karma \Kar"ma\, n. [Skr.]
     1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) One's acts considered as fixing one's
        lot in the future existence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of


        cause and effect, especially the principle by which a
        person is rewarded or punished in a subsequent incarnation
        for deeds in the previous incarnation; the theory of
        inevitable consequence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. One's destiny; fate.
        [PJC]
  
     4. (Mysticism) The supposed non-physical emanations that a
        person gives off, which may affect other people;
        vibrations.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  karma
       n : (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions
           that determine his destiny in his next incarnation