the word.

Charisma-

[kuh-riz-muh]

noun

1. a special personal quality or power of an individual making

him capable of influencing or inspiring large numbers of people

2. a quality inherent in a thing which inspires great enthusiasm and devotion

3. a divinely bestowed power or talent

Origin

1635-45; Late Latin< Greek, equivalent to char- (base of charis favor, charizesthai to favor; akin to yearn, exhort) + - isma -ism