<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Hinduism, Buddhism.</li><li>action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman.</li><li>Compare bhakti (def 1), jnana.</li><li>Theosophy.</li><li>the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation according to that person's deeds in the previous incarnation.</li><li>fate; destiny.</li><li>Synonyms: predetermination, kismet, lot, predestination.</li><li>the good or bad emanations felt to be generated by someone or something: Let's get out of here. This place has bad karma.</li></ul>