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charism
Charism comes from Ancient Greek χάρισμα ‘grace’, from χᾰρῐ́ζομαι ‘show favor’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- ‘to yearn for’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰer-‘to yearn for’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰəřřōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχαίρωkhaírō‘to be happy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχᾰ́ρῐςkhắrĭs‘grace’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρῐ́ζομαιkhărĭ́zomai‘show favor’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχάρισμαkhárisma‘grace’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007charism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰer-‘to yearn for’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰəřřōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχαίρωkhaírō‘to be happy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχᾰ́ρῐςkhắrĭs‘grace’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχᾰρῐ́ζομαιkhărĭ́zomai‘show favor’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχάρισμαkhárisma‘grace’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007charism
Earliest quotation: 2007, Peter Steinfels, A Catholic Debate Mounts on the Meaning of ‘Just War’: “Reviewing the prudential warnings and moral qualms issued by…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- ‘to yearn for’
grand, greedy, grill, grit, growl, grime, grout, chromatic, yearn, ochre, yar, grimace, grisly, exhort, grist, 17 more
Today it means
noun A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- / charism