Definition of Charism

1. n. A miraculously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of the early Christians.

Definition of Charism

1. Noun. A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the grace of God. ¹

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Definition of Charism

1. charisma [n -S] - See also: charisma

Lexicographical Neighbors of Charism

chariness
charinesses
charing
chariot
chariot race
charioted
chariotee
charioteer
charioteered
charioteering
charioteers
chariotees
charioting
chariotlike
chariots
charism (current term)
charisma
charismaless
charismas
charismata
charismatic
charismatically
charismatics
charisms
charitable
charitable organization
charitable trust
charitableness
charitablenesses
charitably

Literary usage of Charism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The ecclesiastical polity of the New Testament unfolded by Samuel Davidson (1854)
"The charism they had does not appear in modern churches. ... When the charism became an ordinary gift, such as might be attained by many Christians in the ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne, John Sutherland Black (1907)
"Not till we reach the Pastoral Epistles do we find the sing, charism a), ... 414) ; 'I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the charism of God which is ..."

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