charismatic
/karɪzˈmatɪk
/adjective
1Exercising a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others: he was a charismatic figure with great appeal to the public...
- Such leaders are often charismatic figures who compel by sheer force of personality.
- Cantona was never one to berate or cajole teammates, but on the pitch or training ground he was a huge, charismatic figure who inspired fellow players.
- These shifts in his personality explain why he is both a compelling and charismatic leader while also getting involved in so many criminal enterprises.
Synonyms
charming, fascinating, full of personality, strong in character;
magnetic, mesmerizing, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, attractive, appealing, alluring, hypnotic;
magical, glamorous
2Relating to the charismatic movement in the Christian Church.The three uniting congregations were an Independent Holiness Church, a charismatic House Church, and a Brethren Assembly....
- Those that don't fit into that category include chaplains from charismatic and other evangelical churches.
- He got started at 20, when his local charismatic Christian church told him he didn't have enough experience for conventional missions.
2.1(Of a power or talent) divinely conferred: charismatic prophecy...
- Women and men with charismatic powers to heal and contact God originate and lead their own sects.
- In ancient Egypt, charismatic prophecy apparently was not commonplace, if it occurred at all, though institutional prophecy was of the greatest importance.
- Practicing charismatic prophecy, many of Montanus's followers were women, who were allowed to teach, heal, and exorcise demons.
noun
1An adherent of the charismatic movement.Center stage is now occupied by Pentecostals, charismatics, evangelicals, fundamentalists, conservative Baptists and Lutherans, and select Roman Catholic writers and movements....
- Within Protestantism, numerical growth and spiritual dynamism seem to have migrated to evangelicals, Pentecostals and charismatics, especially in non-Western countries.
- It was not long before charismatic influences penetrated the Roman Catholic Church, and Catholic charismatics were embraced by other charismatics as bona fide brethren on the basis of a shared ‘spiritual’ experience.
1.1A person who claims divine inspiration.This article will further buttress John D. Hannah's recent claim that contemporary charismatics are misappropriating Edwards's theology as they seek to justify prophecy as a continuing gift for today....
- In his youth, Machiavelli had watched Savonarola from afar; the great religious charismatic was both anti-Renaissance and opposed to the new merchant class that was emerging.
- But he was instead an apostle, an ad hoc theologian, a proclaimer, a charismatic who saw visions and spoke in tongues - and a religious genius.
Derivatives
charismatically
- She charismatically relates how exposure to the process altered both her interest in photography and her experience of the subjects.
- ‘Hello, Josef,’ he said in his charismatically rough voice.
- As he talked, he was learning, slowly, about the business and finding ways to charismatically talk to others so that he could hold their attention.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek kharisma, kharismat- 'charisma', + -ic.