Charismatic Christianity Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Etymology == The term ''charismatic'' derives from the Greek word χάρισμα ''charisma'' ("gift", itself derived from χάρις, "grace" or "favor").<ref>{{cite web|title=Charism|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charism|access-date=2018-04-09|publisher=Merriam-webster.com|archive-date=2018-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174230/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charism|url-status=live}}</ref> The 17th century form ''[[spiritual gift|charism]]'' specifically refers to divine gifts. Middle English also adopted the word as ''karisme'' to refer to gifts of healing and teaching.<ref>{{Cite web|title=charisma {{!}} Origin and meaning of charisma by Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/charisma|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-09|archive-date=2020-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916191258/https://www.etymonline.com/word/charisma|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page