(in Hindu cosmology) a period in which the universe experiences a cycle of creation and destruction
Word origin
C18: Sanskrit
kalpa in American English
(ˈkʌlpə)
noun
Hinduism
a thousand cycles of Maha Yugas
Word origin
[1785–95; ‹ Skt]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakup, cyclic, depot, dualism, terrorist