charisme

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁism/ ~ /ka.ʁizm/

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Noun

charisme m (countable and uncountable, plural charismes)

1. (Christianity, theology, countable) charism (power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God)

   le charisme des langues ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (uncountable) charisma (personal charm or magnetism)

Derived terms

• charismatique

Descendants

• → Turkish: karizma

Further reading

• “charisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012