karma Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Kar"ma noun
Etymology
Skr.
Definitions
  1. (Buddhism) 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.

Webster 1913