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>charism (plural: charismata. From the Greek, charis - grace; the divine influence on the receiver's heart, and its reflection in his or her life.) is a power, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the grace of God
God

God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
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In the study of church matters, it also refers to the particular grace granted by God to religious founders and their organization which distinguish them from other organizations within the same church.






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Religious meaning

A charism (plural: charismata. From the Greek, charis - grace; the divine influence on the receiver's heart, and its reflection in his or her life.) is a power, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the grace of God
God

God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
.

In the study of church matters, it also refers to the particular grace granted by God to religious founders and their organization which distinguish them from other organizations within the same church. The term is used in this sense especially in the ecclesiology
Ecclesiology

Ecclesiology is the study of the Christian theology understanding of the Christian church. Specific areas of concern include the church's role in salvation, its origin, its relationship to the historical Jesus, its discipline, its eschatology, and its clergy....
 of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
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Well-known charismatic powers in Christian traditions:
  • Discernment of spirits
    Discernment of Spirits

    Discernment of Spirits is a term in Roman Catholic theology to indicate judging various spiritual agents for their moral influence. These agents are:...
  • Laying on of hands
    Laying on of hands

    The laying on of hands is a Religion found throughout the world in varying forms. In Christianity, this practice is used as both a symbolic and formal method of invoking the Holy Spirit during baptisms, Faith healings, blessings, and ordination of priests, minister of religions, Elder s, deacons, and other church officers, along with a variet...
  • Exorcism
    Exorcism

    Exorcism is the practice of evicting demons or other evil spiritual being from a person or place which they are believed to have Spiritual possession....
  • Glossolalia
    Glossolalia

    Etymology'Glossolalia' is constructed from the Greek language ???ss??a??? and that from ???ssa - glossa "tongue, language" and ?a?e?? "to talk"....
  • Prophecy
    Prophecy

    Prophecy, generally, describes the disclosing of information that is not known to the prophet by any ordinary means. In religion, this is thought to be a divinely inspired revelation or interpretation....


Social meaning

The word is also used in social psychology
Social psychology

Social psychology is the study of how people and groups interact. Scholars in this interdisciplinarity area are typically either psychology or sociology, though all social psychologists employ both the individual and the group as their Unit of analysis....
 in secular circumstances, and takes the meaning of personal influence on other people individually or as a group
Group (sociology)

A group can be defined as two or more humans that interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common Identity ....
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Religious orders (generally Catholic sponsored orders) use the word to describe their spiritual orientation and any special characteristics of their mission or values that might be exhibited because of the vows that they have taken and the orientation of the order to which they belong. An example might be the works of a teaching order as compared with that of an order that emphasizes care of the poor or the sick.

See also

  • Charisma
    Charisma

    The word charisma refers to a rare trait found in certain human personalities usually including extreme charm and a 'magnetic' quality of personality and/or appearance along with innate and powerfully sophisticated personal communicability and persuasiveness....
  • Charismatic (Christians)
  • Spiritual gift
    Spiritual gift

    Spiritual gifts , according to some Christian denominations such as Pentecostal, are gifts that are bestowed on Christians, each having his or her own proper gift to strengthen the Ecclesia ....
  • Barakah
    Barakah

    Barakah is an Arabic term meaning blessing, particularly, spiritual gifts or protection transmitted from God. It is also described as "the greater good" derived from any act....
     (Islam
    Islam

    Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
    ic/Sufi term for the same concept)
  • Charismatic authority
    Charismatic authority

    The sociologist Max Weber defined charismatic authority as "resting on devotion to the exceptional sanctity, heroism or exemplary character of an individual person, and of the normative patterns or order revealed or ordained by him." Charismatic authority is one of three forms of authority laid out in Weber's tripartite classification of au...
  • Guruism