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# charisma

«charisma» in Mova's school dictionary: **A special charm and confidence that makes people like…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (charisma — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A special charm and confidence that makes people like, notice and follow someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/#m1)

2) (church) In some churches, a spiritual gift (charism) that Christians believe is given by the Holy Spirit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and news it describes leaders, actors and singers who draw people in. In stories it tells the reader a character is magnetic and persuasive. Children use «rizz» in slang for a similar idea about charm. In church talk, «charismatic» churches stress spiritual gifts like lively praise.

### examples

- The new class captain has lots of charisma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/#x1)
- Good leaders often have charisma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/#x2)
- The singer's charisma filled the whole stadium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/#x3)
- He was not handsome, but he had charisma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/#x4)
- Charisma helped her win the election. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/#x5)
- Some people mistake charisma for being kind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: «charisma», not «a charisma». Adjective: charismatic. Said «kuh-RIZ-muh» (the ch sounds like k). Trap: charisma does not mean someone is good or honest; persuasive people can mislead too.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «charisma» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charisma/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.