ka

Definition

A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian mythology, which survived after death.

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian kꜣ.

Example Sentences

• "Then, I wondered how long I must wait before seeing my Double, but if I recalled, the Ka was not supposed to appear before the seventy days of embalming were done."
• "Hence Dorian's portrait is like the ka or double of the deceased in Egyptian tombs, heaped with toys and furniture."
• "‘You could bind the ka of a man to his body for five thousand years,’ said Jaquel."