First Known Use: circa 1868
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1charismatic
adjective char·is·mat·ic \ˌker-əz-ˈma-tik, ˌka-rəz-\
: having great charm or appeal : filled with charisma
—used to describe Christian religious groups whose members believe that they can communicate directly with God to receive help and guidance and the power to heal others
Full Definition of CHARISMATIC
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: having, exhibiting, or based on charisma or charism <charismatic sects> <a charismatic leader>
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Origin of CHARISMATIC
charisma
Related to CHARISMATIC
- Synonyms
- alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, captivating, fascinating, charming, elfin, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fetching, glamorous (also glamourous), luring, magnetic, seductive
Rhymes with CHARISMATIC
achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic
2charismatic
noun
Definition of CHARISMATIC
: a member of a religious group or movement that stresses the seeking of direct divine inspiration and charisms (as glossolalia or healing)
First Known Use of CHARISMATIC
1951
Rhymes with CHARISMATIC
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