Etymology

charism

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Today it means: A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χάρισμα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromχάρισμα“grace”
  2. English todaycharism

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma, “grace”). Doublet of charisma.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχάρισμα all →

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