Non-charismatic


[kar-iz-mat-ik] /ˌkær ɪzˈmæt ɪk/

adjective
1.
of, having, or characteristic of .
2.
characterizing Christians of various denominations who seek an ecstatic religious experience, sometimes including speaking in tongues and instantaneous healing.
noun
3.
a Christian who emphasizes such a religious experience.
adj.

1851, in Bible commentary and theology, in reference to the operation of the Holy Spirit and prophetic ecstasy in the early Church (from the use of Greek kharismata in Rom. xii), from Latin stem of charisma + -ic. As a movement in modern Christian churches which believes in divine gifts of healing, etc., attested by 1936, reflecting the older sense of charisma.

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