Editing Spiritual gift (section)

== Social meaning ==
The word is also used in secular circumstances within [[social psychology]]. In that context, charism is defined as personal influence on other people individually or as a [[Group (sociology)|group]].

[[Religious order]]s {{anchor|religious charism}}(including [[Anglican Communion|Anglican]], [[Catholic church|Catholic]], [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] and [[Methodism|Methodist]]) use the word "charism" to describe their spiritual orientation and any special characteristics of their mission or values that might be exhibited as a result of the vows that they have taken and the orientation of the order to which they belong.  An example might be the works of a [[teaching order]] compared to that of a [[missionary order]] or one devoted to the care of the poor or the sick and those in need of help.