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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cha•ris•ma /kəˈrɪzmə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a quality of an individual to attract people, lead them, etc.;
personal magnetism:a leader with great charisma.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cha•ris•ma (kə riz′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation - Religion[Theol.]a divinely conferred gift or power.
- a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people.
- the special virtue of an office, function, position, etc., that confers or is thought to confer on the person holding it an unusual ability for leadership, worthiness of veneration, or the like.
Also, char•ism (kar′iz əm).USA pronunciation - Greek, equivalent. to char- (base of cháris favor, charízesthai to favor; akin to yearn, exhort) + -isma -ism
- Late Latin
- 1635–45
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged charm, magnetism, presence.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: charisma /kəˈrɪzmə/, charism /ˈkærɪzəm/ n - a special personal quality or power of an individual making him capable of influencing or inspiring large numbers of people
- a quality inherent in a thing which inspires great enthusiasm and devotion
- a divinely bestowed power or talent
Etymology: 17th Century: from Church Latin, from Greek kharisma, from kharis grace, favourcharismatic /ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk/ adj |