charisma
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]charisma (usually uncountable, plural charismas or charismata)
- Personal charm or magnetism.
- (Christianity) An extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit.
- The ability to influence without the use of logic.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
References
[edit]- ^ “charisma, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐσμᾰ (khárisma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]charisma n (plural charisma's or charismata)
- (Christianity) charisma (gift of the Holy Spirit)
- Synonym: genadegave
- charisma (personal affability)
Derived terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐσμᾰ (khárisma, “grace, favour, gift”).
Noun
[edit]charisma n (genitive charismatis); third declension
- gift, present, favor
- spiritual gift, gift of God, God-given grace
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | charisma | charismata |
Genitive | charismatis | charismatum |
Dative | charismatī | charismatibus |
Accusative | charisma | charismata |
Ablative | charismate | charismatibus |
Vocative | charisma | charismata |
References
[edit]- “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[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English doublets
- English semantic loans from German
- English terms derived from German
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Christianity
- Dutch terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪsmaː
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪsmaː/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch nouns with Greek plurals
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Christianity
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin neuter nouns in the third declension
- Latin neuter nouns