(in Irish folklore) an obligation or prohibition magically imposed on a person.
箍心（爱尔兰民间传说中用魔法加诸于人令其不得不去做某事或无法去做某事的强力束缚）
Example sentencesExamples
So, that's when my mother decided to put a geas on me.
With the completion of his mission, the geas had faded.
To be completely technical about it, he was under a geas.
While I already believe you may be trusted, as a prudent man, responsible for lives other than my own, I would be foolish not to agree that I will indeed impose such a geas.
While I know that this is a thread about Karma, I thought it might be relevant to compare with the Celtic concept of a geas.
Origin
Irish.
Definition of geas in US English:
geas
nounɡeSH
(in Irish folklore) an obligation or prohibition magically imposed on a person.
箍心（爱尔兰民间传说中用魔法加诸于人令其不得不去做某事或无法去做某事的强力束缚）
Example sentencesExamples
While I know that this is a thread about Karma, I thought it might be relevant to compare with the Celtic concept of a geas.
To be completely technical about it, he was under a geas.
So, that's when my mother decided to put a geas on me.
While I already believe you may be trusted, as a prudent man, responsible for lives other than my own, I would be foolish not to agree that I will indeed impose such a geas.
With the completion of his mission, the geas had faded.