charism
noun
charism is spelled C-H-A-R-I-S-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, charism means “A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of charism is charisms or charismata.
How many letters and syllables are in charism?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is charism?
Charism appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of charism
- charisms plural
- charismata plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does charism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareA power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Charism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does charism come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma, “grace”). Doublet of charisma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).