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charisma

Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɪzmə/

The English word “charisma” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A gift or power of leadership or authority.
  2. The capacity to inspire devotion or enthusiasm; personal charm.
  3. A gift or power bestowed upon a person by the Holy Spirit; a grace.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐσμᾰ (khắrĭsmă, “grace, favour, gift”), from χᾰρῐ́ζομαι (khărĭ́zomai, “to show favor”), from χᾰ́ρῐς (khắrĭs, “grace”), from the same root χαρ- (khar-) as χαίρω (khaírō, “to be happy”). Doublet of charism. First attested in 1875. Outside of theology, as early as 1930, charisma was found in a translation of a book written by German sociologist Max Weber, which OED and…

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