charisma

From Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐσμᾰ (khárisma, “grace, favour, gift”), from χᾰρῐ́ζομαι (kharízomai, “I show favor”), from χᾰ́ρῐς (kháris, “grace”), from χαίρω (khaírō, “I am happy”). Doublet of charism.

Outside of theology, a semantic loan from German Charisma in the work of German sociologist Max Weber, originally denoting the special ability of certain leaders to inspire devotion. By the 1940s, the term was used more loosely to refer to personal charm in general.[1]

• IPA^(key): /kəˈɹɪzmə/

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charisma (usually uncountable, plural charismas or charismata)

1. Personal charm or magnetism.
2. (Christianity) An extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit.
3. The ability to influence without the use of logic.

• charm, spell

• charismatic

• archaism, machairs

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐσμᾰ (khárisma).

• IPA^(key): /ˌxaːˈrɪs.maː/

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• Hyphenation: cha‧ris‧ma

charisma n (plural charismata)

1. (Christianity) charisma (gift of the Holy Spirit)

   Synonym: genadegave

2. charisma (personal affability)

• charismaticus
• charismatisch

From Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐσμᾰ (khárisma, “grace, favour, gift”).

charisma n (genitive charismatis); third declension

1. gift, present, favor
2. spiritual gift, gift of God, God-given grace

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

• “charisma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• charisma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “charisma”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC