charisma en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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 Etymonline regards as a semantic loan from German Charisma, denoting the special ability of certain leaders to inspire devotion (sense 1). By the 1940s and more clearly in the 1950s, the term was used more loosely to refer to personal charm in general (sense 1.1).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A gift or power of leadership or authority.
The leader has his charisma.
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(uncountable, usually) A gift or power of leadership or authority. ▸ The capacity to inspire devotion or enthusiasm; personal charm.
the charisma of a popular actor
- (uncountable, usually) A gift or power bestowed upon a person by the Holy Spirit; a grace.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| charismata | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| charismas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
charizzler · charismaless · charismatic · charismania
Synonyms
charism · charm · magnetism · spell · magnetism
Translations (53)
ro carismă (personal charm or magnetism) · ru хари́зма (personal charm or magnetism) · sv utstrålning (personal charm or magnetism) · be хары́зма (personal charm or magnetism) · mi ihi (personal charm or magnetism) · it carisma (personal charm or magnetism) · es carisma (personal charm or magnetism) · ja 魅力 (personal charm or magnetism) · ja シャルム (personal charm or magnetism) · ka ქარიზმა (personal charm or magnetism) · ar هَيْبَة (personal charm or magnetism) · sv karisma (personal charm or magnetism) · ru шарм (personal charm or magnetism) · hy թովչանք (personal charm or magnetism) · fi karisma (personal charm or magnetism) · de Ausstrahlung (personal charm or magnetism) · th เสน่ห์ (personal charm or magnetism) · gl carisma (personal charm or magnetism) · hu karizma (personal charm or magnetism) · el χάρισμα (personal charm or magnetism) · eo karismo (personal charm or magnetism) · tr çekicilik (personal charm or magnetism) · grc χάρισμα (personal charm or magnetism) · tr albeni (personal charm or magnetism) · hi करिश्मा (personal charm or magnetism) · ar كَارِيزْمَا (personal charm or magnetism) · de Charisma (personal charm or magnetism) · pl charyzma (personal charm or magnetism) · mi mana ātahu (personal charm or magnetism) · ru обая́ние (personal charm or magnetism) · fa کاریزما (personal charm or magnetism) · fa کرشمه (personal charm or magnetism) · nb karisma (personal charm or magnetism) · cmn 個人魅力 /个人魅力 (personal charm or magnetism) · hy խարիզմա (personal charm or magnetism) · id karisma (personal charm or magnetism) · cmn 人格魅力 (personal charm or magnetism) · ro charismă (personal charm or magnetism) · ca carisma (personal charm or magnetism) · nl charisma (personal charm or magnetism) · he כריזמה (personal charm or magnetism) · ko 매력 (personal charm or magnetism) · uk хари́зма (personal charm or magnetism) · sk charizma (personal charm or magnetism) · fr charisme (personal charm or magnetism) · ast carisma (personal charm or magnetism) · sh karìzma (personal charm or magnetism) · tr karizma (personal charm or magnetism) · pt carisma (personal charm or magnetism) · ru очарова́ние (personal charm or magnetism) · ur کرشمہ (personal charm or magnetism) · hy հմայք (personal charm or magnetism) · ja カリスマ (personal charm or magnetism)