charisma

  • 21charisma — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glamour, magnetism. See speciality, attraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. allure, charm, magnetism, mystique; see appeal 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [kuh RIZ muh] personal… …

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  • 22Charisma — In der psychologischen Führungsforschung versteht man unter C. ein Persönlichkeitsmerkmal, das sich in bestimmten Situationen (z.B. in einer Krise) in ein bestimmtes Verhalten des Führenden übersetzt (z.B. sinngebend), um dann bei den Geführten… …

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  • 23charisma — cha|ris|ma [kəˈrızmə] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: favor, gift , from charizesthai to favor ] a natural ability to attract and interest other people and make them admire you ▪ He lacks charisma …

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  • 24charisma — cha|ris|ma [ kə rızmə ] noun uncount a strong personal quality that makes other people like you and be attracted to you: CHARM: a man sadly lacking in charisma …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25CHARISMA —    from the Greek meaning favor or grace. It was used by the SOCIOLOGIST Max WEBER to describe the attraction of a person with a magnetic personality or great gifts of leadership such as those found in ALEXANDER the GREAT or NAPOLEON. Weber then… …

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  • 26charisma —    (kah RIZ mah) [Latin, from Greek] A spiritual gift or talent, as the ability to heal. A personal quality or presence that allows an individual to influence others and to inspire devotion; magnetism.    Forest Whitaker brings presence and… …

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  • 27charisma — noun (U) a powerful attractive personal quality that has a strong influence over other people and makes them admire you: Few Presidents have had the charisma of Kennedy …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28charisma — UK [kəˈrɪzmə] / US noun [uncountable] a strong personal quality that makes other people like you and be attracted to you a man sadly lacking in charisma …

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  • 29charisma — /kəˈrɪzmə / (say kuh rizmuh) noun (plural charismata /kəˈrɪzmətə/ (say kuh rizmuhtuh)) 1. those special personal qualities that give an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people. 2. an ability to influence or impress people,… …

  • 30Charisma — Cha|ris|ma [ ça(:)... oder ka(:)... , auch ... rɪs...], das; s, Plural ...rịsmen und ...rịsmata (besondere Ausstrahlung)   • Charisma Das Substantiv stammt aus dem Griechischen und wird, obwohl häufig mit [k ] ausgesprochen, wie das… …

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