charism
noun
char·ism
ˈker-ˌi-zəm 
ˈka-ˌri-
plural charismata
kə-ˈriz-mə-tə
ˌker-iz-ˈmä-tə
ˌker-iz-ˈmä-tə
ˌka-riz-
or charisms
: an extraordinary power (as of healing) given a Christian by the Holy Spirit for the good of the church
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Lanning is 37, oozes energy and charism, clearly relates well to players and excels in recruiting.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Their charism is about letting people know they are loved.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022
The new law says greater Vatican oversight was necessary to ensure the new orders meet the criteria of having a unique charism, or founding spirit, and to prevent unsustainably small communities from sprouting up in diocese after diocese.
—Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
Our charisms based on Oblate foundress, Mother Mary Lange and Christian Brothers founder, John Baptiste de La Salle have served generations of students here in Baltimore, throughout the United States and around the world.
—Katherine Dunn, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2018
The two groups have different charisms, or missions: historically, Jesuits tend to be teachers, worldly men, whereas Franciscans suffer with common people, rejecting worldly temptation.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2013
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Their charism is about letting people know they are loved.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022
The new law says greater Vatican oversight was necessary to ensure the new orders meet the criteria of having a unique charism, or founding spirit, and to prevent unsustainably small communities from sprouting up in diocese after diocese.
—Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
Our charisms based on Oblate foundress, Mother Mary Lange and Christian Brothers founder, John Baptiste de La Salle have served generations of students here in Baltimore, throughout the United States and around the world.
—Katherine Dunn, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2018
The two groups have different charisms, or missions: historically, Jesuits tend to be teachers, worldly men, whereas Franciscans suffer with common people, rejecting worldly temptation.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2013
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“Charism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charism. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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