How To Use Charismatic In A Sentence

He plays David as a charismatic rogue - someone the audience is supposed to recognize as a bit of a scoundrel, but like nevertheless.
And how can those who profess to revere this charismatic figure, propound views so intolerantly divergent from those of their great leader?
Truly a charismatic man, he projects loving kindness to everyone and it shows.
Devoid of the ceremony and liturgy associated with the Church of England, charismatic itinerants made a straightforward appeal.
In ancient Egypt, charismatic prophecy apparently was not commonplace, if it occurred at all, though institutional prophecy was of the greatest importance.

Some of the most charismatic cloud forest species such as the resplendent quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno) and three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculata) are equally dependent on the seasonal moist forests as they migrate annually to these moist forests at the completion of their breeding season. Costa Rican seasonal moist forests
In 1974, Lawrence Stone identified "the absence of charismatic leadership" during Edward VI's reign as one of the causes for political instability yet the behavior of Mary's household suggests that Catholics, in particular the Catholic dependents associated with Mary's household, had found in the princess householder a leader of sufficient thaumaturgical charisma that they were willing to risk death on her behalf. 95 From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
Even though her storyline - which follows João on the road to stardom, with several stopovers in prison - can seem underdeveloped, Ramos is always charismatic.
For those who don't remember him, Osborne was the charismatic founder of Osborne Computer, makers of the world's first luggable computer, the Osborne 1.
Cantona was never one to berate or cajole teammates, but on the pitch or training ground he was a huge, charismatic figure who inspired fellow players.
It appears that the charismatic Parker's first contribution is to hypnotise Zuckerberg, his second to marginalise Saverin, his third to hold out the prospect of big hedge-fund money, and the fourth to suggest shortening the title to "Facebook". The Social Network – review
Young, intense, lean, charismatic and stubbly, the two are separated by the great cultural wall that keeps Barcelona and Real Madrid apart. Pep Guardiola the extra-special one adds realism to romanticism
For this aged, scholarly, conservative, uncharismatic Bavarian theologian will surely hasten precisely the de-Christianisation of Europe that he aims to reverse.
He was a charismatic teacher who used silence as well as sharpness of argument as a pedagogical technique. Times, Sunday Times
a vital and charismatic leader
But in the last 20 years or so, each has developed into one of the most uniquely charismatic showmen in contemporary music. Comebacks and Co-Conspirators
While the species has made a modest recovery in the past 50 years, we still do not fully understand its needs, and the changing character of the West itself now further imperils these charismatic animals.
In a September 11 article in the leading French newspaper Le Monde, titled "Sarah Palin, a funny kind of parishioner" (Sarah Palin, une drôle de paroisienne) sociologist Yannick Fer gives a competent overview of the Charismatic movement to which Palin belongs, but his conclusion is widely off the mark: Scott Atran: Religion in America: Why Many Democrats and Europeans Don't Get It
But regarding 2 this teacher was not especially charismatic - in fact more self-effacing than naturally the centre of attention.
Reggae, soca and merengue will all get fired up,’ says the master percussionist, who is considered one of the more charismatic performers in the province.
Laurel Canyon (2003), each focused on an innocent young woman swept up in the glamorously baffling sex-and-drugs scene swirling around a charismatic older female artist, the situation here is reversed; unexpectedly drawn in to and fascinated by the ultra-domestic household created by a pair of charismatic femmes, the swinger is the straight man (literally). SF Weekly | Complete Issue
He smiled, and though his eyes had been replaced long ago by visual sensors that glowed dimly red in the half-light, I imagined that I could yet detect a spark of that charismatic man who had won the hearts of thousands even as he brought about their destruction. Lo, a fic. « Love | Peace | Ohana
He's unsympathetic, but charismatic and complex.
Niamh has a voice of undisputed international quality and she also exudes charismatic quality, which guarantees a vibrant live performance.
In the place of different political parties what Fatton terms "accumulation alliances" have arisen, based on clientship and centered around the charismatic personality of a particular gwo neg ( "big man"), engaged in a "criminalized zero-sum game" in pursuit of power. Haiti: The Fall of the House of Aristide
He was an intensely charismatic actor and conveyed the meanings of words as dramatically and sensitively as the music.
With its overbearingly charismatic, slo-mo vocal, chomping techno stabs and Roland 303 squiggles twisted into tight new party balloon shapes, this is raw, unbridled fare from a label that's kept up the dark, crunching, nasty end of the dancefloor spectrum for over two decades. This week's new singles
It's a minimalist sci-fi mystery about a Silver Lake couple who infiltrate a cult led by a charismatic woman Ms. Marling whose ambiguous identity unsettles the pair. Visions of the Horizon for City Moviegoers
The death's-head, a forbiddingly charismatic insect with a distinctive skull pattern on its thorax, has been sighted along the south coast at Arne, Dorset, and in Plymouth, Devon, in what is proving to be a vintage autumn for exotic migratory moths. Indian summer sees exotic moths fly in
A lot of skates and rays and the chimaeras are not as charismatic as white sharks or whale sharks or a manta ray, but these things are probably taken in far greater numbers in terms of by-catch.
But he was instead an apostle, an ad hoc theologian, a proclaimer, a charismatic who saw visions and spoke in tongues - and a religious genius.
Many Charismatics appear to have absorbed some of the doctrine of the sects from which the movement originated. Archive 2007-02-01
On the plus side, Catch Me at the Neil Simon, boasts two incredibly entertaining leads - a sensational Aaron Tveit as the charismatic Frank, and the always superb Norbert Leo Butz as Carl Hannraty, the crumply married-to-the job FBI agent who ultimately catches him. Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Catch Me If You Can, Peter and the Starcatcher, Urge For Going
Today, almost 525 million people around the world identify themselves as Pentecostals or charismatics.
He starts pulling kids off the cushionless sofa and stone-slinging them toward the door while the other kids and the jivey charismatics keep urging Juano on. Underworld
Uncharismatic, cautious and controlling, she does not look like the natural winner of a popularity contest. Times, Sunday Times
Practicing charismatic prophecy, many of Montanus's followers were women, who were allowed to teach, heal, and exorcise demons.
Somewhere along the line, I fell in with the charismatic megafauna, and now I work on the physiology, bioenergetics, behavior, and bioacoustics of marine mammals.
The charismatic renegade Jedi spoke fondly of Kenobi's old mentor, Qui-Gon Jinn, who had once been Dooku's apprentice.
The word guru in gurukula is often mistakenly thought of as a charismatic cult leader wearing flowing robes with total control over his followers. Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar
How long before someone charismatic, competent, and efficient takes charge of one of these wacko organizations?
Being a charismatic church, the proceedings went along as usual.
The death of Hannah Schneider, movie-star beautiful and charismatic, is the mystery at the heart of the novel. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl: Questions
As a head Stubbs was charismatic and outwardly eccentric, making it policy to shake every child's hand and say something nice about them.
The new charismatic fellowships have warm fellowship and regenerate church membership.
I meant to convey not just his strange, slow but charismatic drawl but also his character - unsentimental, tough to the point of roguishness with an unadvertised, indeed sometimes concealed heart of gold.
Not even a bravura turn by one of the most charismatic actors of his generation can relieve the torpor.
A pugnacious, charismatic figure, the potentially dicey situation he is facing at Rangers is small beer in comparison to the personal trauma he has overcome through sheer force of will.
Still, it must be remembered that the truly ecumenical councils of the first millennium produced great and charismatic saints to guide the church.
Truly a charismatic man, he projects loving kindness to everyone and it shows.
The microscopically self-analyzing and charismatic Benjamin-the Harold Brodkey of his time-was drawn to Belle's frankness and intelligence, found her "so original and lively," and her company so unconventional and invigorating, that he gave himself up "rapturously" to her company. Something About Beauty And Integrity
Not a devastating puncher, the charismatic Baby Bull, more than makes up for it with uncanny speed of foot and hand.
What it lacks in status and history, however, Croydon more than makes up for in sheer chutzpah, at least if its charismatic mayor is anything to go by.
It's not just Australians who have switched on to the charms of this charismatic comedian.
Where I found Dylan to be a dry kind of character, Manson -- like any notable bad guy -- comes off as a charismatic conniver. Rabid Reads: "Lucas Manson" by Thomas Hauck
Budget restrictions will mean the ‘Late Late Show’ producers can now only afford a vapid, self-important and uncharismatic host.
Ted was charismatic, playful, strong-willed, and above all, one of a kind.
Gateway is a charismatic evangelical church with lively worship and a good range of ages in the congregation.
We have to learn to see such charismata when they appear; the charismatic phenomenon is essentially new and always surprising.
An inspirational teacher and leader, her charismatic personality has endeared her to generations of children as she encouraged the very best from each and every one of them.
Especially among Evangelicals and so-called Charismatics you will find that the word Latest Articles
And up on the screen was Manson---a charismatic, good-looking, messianic orator. SMOKE AND MIRRORS
The classic sailing frigate was a fast and powerful warship, and was one of the most successful and charismatic ship designs of the age.
The stayaway will be the first major action taken by the ZCTU since its charismatic former leader Morgan Tsvangirai left the group to head the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). ANC Daily News Briefing
Its central figure is a charismatic, obsessive megalomaniac bent on avenging himself on the civilized world.
But once all these types of stories cease to be published -- and features by their nature rely on the leisureliness of print reading and generous photographic layouts that lure in the semi-curious reader -- I worry we'll have lost the shared understanding and celebration of Chicago as an infinitely unpredictable, loving, misguided, charming, ugly, pretty and charismatic city. David Murray: The Socially Catastrophic Demise of the Light Feature Story
She is a very charismatic actor so it doesn't take all that much to establish her as a beloved, expansive grandmother, endlessly giving and loyal.
Though immensely talented and charismatic, his success may be as much an accident of history as anything.
It is a creative company with a particular style set by a charismatic and autocratic leader.
Victims of this form of offence have tended to be the more charismatic species such as bluebells, orchids, snowdrops and water lilies, yet some lichens and mosses have also suffered.
The death's-head, a forbiddingly charismatic insect with a distinctive skull pattern on its thorax, has been sighted along the south coast at Arne, Dorset, and in Plymouth, Devon, in what is proving to be a vintage autumn for exotic migratory moths. Indian summer sees exotic moths fly in
It's hard to think of a performance by an actor billed as the star of the picture that is any worse than the muttered, uncharismatic, disinterested effort delivered by Ice T in this film.
The final section on lay spirituality is a pastiche of elements from a number of sources (the charismatics, monastic renewal, and others).
So surely the central issue for a film depicting such a charismatic character is casting an appropriate actor in the lead role.
He looks at the essentials of what we really can say about Jesus with any degree of historical certainty, and places him in the context of the wandering charismatics and faith healers who were about at the time.
The fear was that a charismatic leader could use the office of tribune, with its base of power in the common citizen, to become a demagogue.
If the disease lay dormant for just over twelve months and only sprang into action at the hint of uncharismatic but otherwise cool presidential candidates.
True to Mozart's intention to present the incorrigible libertine as a dramma giocoso - a funny drama - Erwin Schrott was a charismatic and riveting Don Juan, while Kyle Ketelsen's Leporello, the Don's comic and unwilling manservant, stole all the rest of the scenes. Don Giovanni
She originally joins the group because of her attraction to its charismatic leader, Andi.
Center stage is now occupied by Pentecostals, charismatics, evangelicals, fundamentalists, conservative Baptists and Lutherans, and select Roman Catholic writers and movements.
That is largely because in number after number, a dream ensemble led by a lithe and charismatic Aaron Tveit as Frank, Tom Wopat as his con man, boozy dad, and Norbert Leo Butz as Carl Hanratty, the shleppy cop who takes him in, dazzles. Regina Weinreich: Con Me If You Can: The Broadway Musical
Keith is charming and very charismatic, but not reliable.
No one in this film shows a spark of charismatic quality, much less any halfhearted attempts at believable characterization.
He hasn't a charismatic figure or a flamboyant style, but he is definitely mild, modest and mellow.
In the February issue of The Atlantic Monthly, Robert D. Kaplan extrapolated from the implosion of public order in West Africa and posited a world slowly overwhelmed by sociopathic street gangs, each with its own charismatic gangsta-meshuga. The Threat Of Tribalism
Catholic Charismatics have adjusted the concept to mean something more like a full realization or appropriation of the gift of the Spirit already received in chrismation. Archive 2007-02-01
He's about as uncharismatic as you can get.
A charismatic flagship mammal is the strictly endemic bontebok (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) which once grazed the extensive renosterveld plains of the South Coastal Forelands and is now mainly found in protected sanctuaries. Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
So my dream ticket: some combination of a western governor (ritter, napolitano) and either Strickland, Warner or a Wildly Popular And Charismatic Florida Democrat (too bad there aren't any). Poll: Bayh On The Ticket Could Turn Indiana Blue
Certainly “bin Ladenism” seemed to share some commonalities with the Nazis and the Soviets: their anti-Semitism; their antiliberalism and general contempt for Enlightenment values; their cultlike embrace of charismatic leaders; their deft exploitation of modern propaganda methods; and their bogus promises of utopia here on Earth if their programs were implemented. The Longest War
All the King's Men let its protagonist, a charismatic and power hungry politician who loses all restraint, grow into his detestability, and Willy Stark devolves into the mire of corruption gracelessly. DVD Times
Theissen's tertiary charismatics, community sympathizers in the villages, did not abandon their traditional way of life; they remained in their homes, and adhered to traditional household norms and values.
The charismatic Studebaker gets a kick from pulling a quick switcheroo.
We've yet to pick our candidate, so I've got to be circumspect, but we certainly need a charismatic candidate.
Charismatics in America are being informed they are involved in apostasy. 1 of the reasons is they tolerate Catholic heresy and rebellion when they are commanded to correct truth errors. TEXAS FAITH: Is shame still part of our culture? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com
The debt they owe to Reformation theology is explicitly acknowledged; and unbiblical ecumenism and charismaticism are rejected.
He is inclusive, uncharismatic, moderate and a veteran of the governing class. Times, Sunday Times
I find this truth self-evident, that while all men may have been created equal, there's still something just a little bit extra-snazzy about Kapranos, who, in an era where the notion of the wildly charismatic, omnisexually intriguing rock n 'roll frontman has become increasingly antiquated and irrelevant - "frontmen" are so last century - has nevertheless managed to create a viable and compelling model of this waning art form in his own image. Epinions Recent Content for Home
Gamini Dissanayake made a charismatic case for Sri Lanka cricket on that day in June 1981, winning over the fustiest of cricket administrators with an eloquent plea for them to be granted Test status. The speech that set free Sri Lanka cricket and glued a troubled nation | David Hopps
5 However, even the few references in the New Testament that touch upon the worship of the early Church show that, far from being a wild group of free-spirited "Charismatics," the Christians in the New Testament worshiped liturgically as did their fathers before them: they observed hours of prayer (Acts 3: 1); they worshiped in the Temple (Acts 2: 46, 3: 1, 21: 26); and they worshiped in Synagogues (Acts 18: 4). Latest Articles
He is handsome, charismatic and a terrific actor, yet he really should have spent more time improving his English, which was woeful.
We Calvinists are charismatic Christians because we love the Lord Christ who first loved us.
A long time ago, in the Charismatic Church I belonged to, there was a big split - 1/2 the church went into 'discipleship' and the other half stayed where they were. Cerulean Sanctum
That was the excessively charming, charismatic Catherine O'Connor.
The United Nations chief is charming and charismatic, but his nervy doctrine for ending wars makes world leaders twitch.
He's so funny, and so purely charismatic here as to defy adequate description.
And I know you just must be gutted that your charismatic guru, the voice and the face of so many shifts at the green baize is finally tossing in the chalk.
His secret life was just that, too secret to ultimately be known and give a rounded picture of the man handsome and charismatic enough to be a pop star himself.
The three uniting congregations were an Independent Holiness Church, a charismatic House Church, and a Brethren Assembly.
It's an anarchic assemblage of petty autocracies with numerous additional charismatic nobles advising the autarchs.
Cavayé’s breakneck thriller takes the viewer on an adrenaline-fueled ride through the streets of Paris, and stars newly-minted French star Gilles Lellouche as our Everyman Samuel; the charismatic Roschdy Zem as the menacing criminal Sartet; and the magnetic Elena Anaya as the mother-to-be Nadia. Kristin McCracken: Point Blank: What Would You Do?
The Twilight Herald: Lord Bahl is dead and the young white-eye, Isak, stands in his place; less than a year after being plucked from obscurity and poverty the charismatic new Lord of the Farlan finds himself unprepared to deal with the attempt on his life that now spells war, and the possibility of rebellion waiting for him at home. Archive 2009-02-01
Labour's unlikely leader was terse and uncharismatic but very effective - the improbable Mr Attlee.
It's not just Australians who have switched on to the charms of this charismatic comedian.
His downfall begins when he develops a feud with the charismatic history teacher, Mr Eccles.
Like all truly charismatic people he can work his magic on both men and women.
Victims of this form of offence have tended to be the more charismatic species such as bluebells, orchids, snowdrops and water lilies, yet some lichens and mosses have also suffered.
`I prophesy charismatic wonders, incense in the College chapel and a collective nervous breakdown for the remaining staff. ULTIMATE PRIZES
Even charismatic American wildlife such as the Florida panther, now with only 60 adults remaining in the wild, are in real danger of vanishing forever unless we act.
Unlike the other mendicant orders founded in the thirteenth century, the Franciscans were blessed, and burdened, by having a profoundly charismatic founder.
John Neffinger is a founder of KNP Communications, a consulting firm that teaches clients how to be more charismatic through a particular combination of traits: strength plus warmth. Science of Charisma | clusterflock
Rabinowitz hoped to find remaining pockets of additional charismatic fauna - elephants, tigers, and rhinoceroses - and to set up a biological reserve to protect them, but he soon learned that these large mammals had disappeared.
The Cardinal's reflections elaborated an understanding that the charismatic and institutional aspects are quasi coessential to the constitution of the Church.
He is, despite his multiple and self-professed flaws, strangely charismatic, painfully honest and funny. Times, Sunday Times
In his youth, Machiavelli had watched Savonarola from afar; the great religious charismatic was both anti-Renaissance and opposed to the new merchant class that was emerging.
This talented and charismatic alpinist also knows Bass, yet he awkwardly dismissed attempting to influence him by mumbling banalities about how everyone has to work within their own comfort zone. David Holbrooke: Skiing and Sacrifice
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July 6th, 2009 11: 24 am ET this president is working for American people .... obviously the job left undone for the last 8yrs; and that's why the republicans are so critical because they know Obama is far more charismatic and a better leader than that "Bush" man they gave us for 8 friggin yrs!!! rachel Obama, Medvedev commit to nuclear arms reduction treaty
a disadvantage on the campaign trail to his glibber, more charismatic rival, Lansing Mayor Freep.com - RSS
The book, the title of which is now virtually a byword for political fanatics, explored the individual whose inner sense of worthlessness, confusion or rage seeks refuge and validating rebirth within a charismatic mass movement.
It comes not at the behest of some charismatic national leader or the bidding of some strident national organization.
To her fellow Pentecostals and charismatics, especially, Palin is "anointed" -- a figure sent by God to perform his will. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
{xiv} indwelling and permeative Life of the human spirit, but as foreign and remote, and He was thought of as "coming" in sporadic visitations to whom He would, His coming being indicated in extraordinary and charismatic manifestations. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries
Like b-boy Jason Mraz or a Remy Shand that rocks, Levine charismatically laid down his funk smoothness.
Favored by charismatic icons like Greg Noll and Bunker Spreckels, baggies were the flowing emblem of coastal American bohemianism, with its beach bonfires, Volkswagen vans and salt-kissed hair. Show Some Leg
First Impression: Benjamin is described as a considerate, smart, and charismatic athlete who likes to have a good time. 5-Star Baby Name Advisor
One applies to females only - the siren; one to men only - the rake; and the rest - the ideal lover, dandy, natural, charismatic, star - are unisex.
The word charismatic is derived from the Greek word charis (meaning a grace or a gift) which is the term used in the Bible to describe a wide range of supernatural experiences (especially in 1 Corinthians 12-14). Charismatic?
His charismatic charm is more than enough reason to watch the movie.
He cites Elizardo Sánchez, a prominent island dissident, saying: ‘When the days of charismatic caudillos are over, their ideologies are also over.’
Viewed as uncharismatic, he was blamed for launching a plague of bland singer songwriters. The Sun
I turned charismatic on the spot and began shouting around my office and up and down the hall at the University of New Mexico.
Then she spent most of the morning on the phone, until her ear was mashed and numb, and finally came up with one Catholic, two Peace Lutherans, two members of the Brookings CRC that was the Christian Reformed Church, Olivia’s own, and a Speak the Word charismatic who was willing to take a route alone—as long as it wasn’t route 5. Starting from Scratch
And the appeal of this seemingly uncharismatic man? Times, Sunday Times
Certainly “bin Ladenism” seemed to share some commonalities with the Nazis and the Soviets: their anti-Semitism; their antiliberalism and general contempt for Enlightenment values; their cultlike embrace of charismatic leaders; their deft exploitation of modern propaganda methods; and their bogus promises of utopia here on Earth if their programs were implemented. The Longest War
The highlights were thrilling interludes by "highlander" folk band Zakopower, led by charismatic singer-violinist Sebastian Karpiel-Bulecka, an energetic foil to Kennedy's wayward brilliance. Culture | guardian.co.uk
Some Christians seek a more emotional form of religious worship and turn to charismatic Christianity and other movements that stress a personal response to Jesus.
To the extent that apocalyptic eschatology is retained in the New Testament this mythological conception has the existential meaning of representing futurity, that is, the charismatic, or the character of grace of God's liberating word: new life fulfills itself solely in the acceptance of the “freedom of the children of God.” ESCHATOLOGY
Charming, young, charismatic, bilingual and a person of colour, the University of Ottawa political science graduate seemed heaven-sent…
If we are charismatics, we will say it is by the currently active gift of prophecy exercised in the worshiping congregation.
This, to Horsley, disproves Theissen's hypothesis of wandering charismatics.
But the striking thing about the charismatic leader is the extent to which his followers regard him as a healer of wounds, an alleviator of pain. Barack Obama, Shaman
The other day I received an email asking me how I would differentiate between evangelicals, fundamentalists, and charismatic Christians.
The opening act was Amos Lee, an amazing, folky, charismatic singer/songwriter who was just accompanied by his guitar.
Although he detested journalism his Johnsonian manner and compelling character established him as one of Fleet Street's most charismatic figures.
Finally, the charismatics serve as another group that manifests the Pentecostal impulse, but who stay embedded in their home denominations instead of breaking away.
He continued: ‘Don't just overreact to what charismatics or Roman Catholics or high church Anglicans do.'
From my first encounter with him, I found his eccentricity and charismatic flare to be attractive.
Nothing more than a means to an End for the 'Charismatics'. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
The first is charismatic leadership which is mainly concerned with carrying the hearts and minds of the people involved in the change.
No doubt about it, she is an inspiring, charismatic figure as most people come to appreciate very quickly once they meet her.
A man who was almost deliberately noncharismatic now steps into the center spotlight and has to deliver a speech that introduces him to most of the country, who it is fair to say has at best a vague impression of who Dick Cheney -- the former congressman, former chief of staff, former defense secretary -- is and what he's all about. CNN Transcript - Special Event: Dick Cheney Accepts His Party's Vice Presidential Nomination - August 2, 2000
She was a caustic critic of charismatic ministers who speechify but don't mobilize.
In Queens a few hundred Colombian Americans led by a Colombian priest established a church based on charismatic Catholicism.
There is no other person in Scottish history who really compares to him as a multi-faceted warrior, leader and charismatic figure.
We have become, over some twenty years and more, so used to the Tories losing seats at by-elections and failing spectacularly to win eminently winnable seats at others, that the vibes emanating from Ealing Southall suggesting that The Tories 'charismatic candidate Tony Lit, a wealthy Sikh entrepreneur prominent in the area, might do well enough to come a very close second and even, whisper it not in Gath, to win the seat are beginning to waken the media up to a possible earthquake. Archive 2007-07-08
Perhaps the nation does now need a strong, charismatic and inspiring leader to help it make sense of all the uncertainty and seize the opportunity to make a statement of identity.
UPDATE: I think the best alternative to the term charismatic is one that a CRHP sister suggested. Charismatic?
The term brings to mind satanic rituals, but in fact merely is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a quasi-religious group, often living in a colony, with a charismatic leader who indoctrinates members with unorthodox or extremist views, practices or beliefs. The Seattle Times
Bertrand Delanoe, the charismatic mayor of Paris, hired Decaux and Valeau to launch Velib the name combines the words velo, or bike, and liberte, or freedom in July 2007. Boston.com Top Stories
Lloyd Nolan, perhaps best known for his later roles in noirs like The Street with No Name, makes for a surprisingly charismatic Shayne.
Why should a fledgling charismatic church leader be able to purloin another church's title?
Emotional abusers often seem to be charismatic and trustworthy, that is until one gets to really know them. SaraKay Smullens: The Balloon Hoax and Emotional Abuse Awareness
It was the charismatic crowd-pleaser who charmed the British public and won two massive election victories for a Labour Party that had almost given up hope of ever seeing power again.
Would be reliable, uncharismatic figure. Times, Sunday Times
The term ‘endangered species’ typically conjures up images of charismatic animals - tigers, pandas, orang-utans, whales, condors.
I linger on stuff that I wouldn't normally choose - greyhound racing, charismatic religious stations, shopping channels, and so on.
His playing is technically impeccable and bears a distinct stamp of his own charismatic style.
Others were newly formed, perhaps on the initiative of local radicals, a charismatic leader, or a would-be messiah.
In an earlier discussion, I described Charismatic prophecy as a kind of "inspired oral poetry."
The son of Italian immigrants, he was so talented — and so charismatic — that even the snootiest wine families in Europe (de Rothschild, Frescobaldi) signed on for partnerships. Remember Them Well
He got started at 20, when his local charismatic Christian church told him he didn't have enough experience for conventional missions.
But the real difficulties lie with the uncharismatic cast. Times, Sunday Times
Marlena Shaw is described as a true original and one of the most charismatic and versatile vocalists on the scene today.
The question of the relation between women's social power and women's access to spiritual power came out of my research on Catholic charismatics.
One reason stars become stars is that they are highly talented and charismatic.
In this new book, charismatic authority functions as the bridge between structures and mentalities. The Times Literary Supplement
Her unconventional attitude and charismatic joie de vivre made her an attractive companion for affluent young playboys.
She's resolutely unshowy and, it has to be said, hugely charismatic. Times, Sunday Times
He is a very charismatic figure and a very good man, which is why his appeal is so widespread.
Now, she was more ambivalent, not sure she wanted to expose herself to that dangerous, charismatic man. THE GOSPEL MAKERS
The truth about Custer --- which is to say one of the truths about him --- that Berger is getting at through Jack Crabb is that Custer was intensely charismatic and he had that ability charismatic leaders have of convincing other people to subsume their egos in his and to start seeing the world the way they do, as being all about and for them. A post that requires you to accept that I can do a passable impersonation of Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man
The charismatic young cast handles the material well.
As uncharismatic and incompetent as William Hague, Britain's former Conservative Leader may have been, his successor could be even more dismal.
When we do not apply the term charismatic to figures like Khomeini, we trivialize them and we trivialize their followers. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 2
Although Liz melts for Shaun's sudden charismatic evolution, the most touching relationship in the film is between the two best friends.
For a boy who has appeared fatigued and cynical in the last few months it was an incredible performance - funny, charismatic and sung in a voice that is rare in these days of phoney plastic bands.
His playing is technically impeccable and bears a distinct stamp of his own charismatic style.
While others can better describe his work with, say, the Institute for Priestly Formation, Cursillo, or Charismatic Renewal, it's Carlson the canonist who interests me. Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:
The conference speakers include evangelicals, charismatics, and fundamentalists and are almost a ‘Who's Who’ of male evangelicals.

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