charisma
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charisma¹
- /kəˈɹɪzmə/
Where it comes from
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).
noun charismas · charismata
Charisma²
- /kəˈɹɪzmə/
Where it comes from
From the common noun charisma, from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma).
proper noun
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: personal appeal, personal magnetism, beauty, charm, attractiveness, glamour, allure, attraction, spell, leadership, flavour, appeal, presence, magnetism, sparkle, vivacity
Translations
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noun personal charm or magnetism
| Español | carisma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매력 maeryeok |
| 日本語 | カリスマ karisuma, シャルム sharumu, 魅力 miryoku |
| 中文 | 個人魅力 /个人魅力 gèrén mèilì, 人格魅力 réngé mèilì |
| हिन्दी | करिश्मा kariśmā |
| Português | carisma |
| Français | charisme |
| Deutsch | Ausstrahlung, Charisma |
| Italiano | carisma |
| Ελληνικά | χάρισμα chárisma |
| Română | carismă, charismă |
| Русский | хари́зма xarízma, обая́ние obajánije, шарм šarm, очарова́ние očarovánije |
| العربية | هَيْبَة hayba, كَارِيزْمَا kārīzmā |
| עברית | כריזמה |
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