Charismatic means drawing people in with magnetic personal charm. A charismatic leader, deeply charismatic, charismatic on stage.
It describes an effect on other people rather than a quality anybody can measure, which is why charismatic leaders are so hard to study and so easy to recognise. In religion, charismatic describes churches emphasising gifts of the Spirit, and charismatic renewal is a movement within several denominations. In zoology, charismatic megafauna are the large appealing animals that raise money.
1adjectivecharismaticDrawing people in with magnetic personal charm.
“The charismatic young leader filled stadiums with cheering supporters.”
2adjectiveemphasisingEmphasising gifts of the Spirit, of a church.
“At the charismatic church, people raised their hands and prayed aloud in tongues.”
charismatic is a quality of personal magnetism.
Greek charisma means a gift of grace, from charis, grace. The religious sense came first and Max Weber gave the word its political one.
Ancient Greek
χάρισμα — grace, favour, gift
English, today
charismatic
From Ancient Greek χάρισμα (“grace, favour, gift”) + -ic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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