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Definition of: charisma
(kə·riz′mə) noun
1. Theol. A gift or power bestowed by the Holy Spirit for use in the propagation of the truth or the edification of the church and its adherents.
2. The aggregate of those special gifts of mind and character which are the source of the personal power of exceptional individuals and upon which they depend for their capacity to secure the allegiance of, and exercise decisive authority over, large masses of people. Also char·ism (kar′iz əm). [<Gk., grace, favor]
—char·is·mat·ic (kar′iz·mat′ik) adjective
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