Noun

(en-noun)

(Christianity, theology) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the grace of God.

*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 14, author=Peter Steinfels, title=A Catholic Debate Mounts on the Meaning of ‘Just War’, work=New York Times citation

, passage=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.” }}