LekhoriLekhoriA power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.
Reviewing the prudential warnings and moral qualms issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “it is hard not to conclude,” the editors write, “that the bishops’ charism, rather than the president’s, has better served the nation.”
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma, “grace”). Doublet of charisma.
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