κάθαρσις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κόθᾰρσῐς (kótharsis) Elean

Etymology

From κᾰθαίρω (kathaírō, to cleanse) + -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς (kátharsis) f (genitive κᾰθᾰ́ρσεως); third declension

  1. cleansing, purification (in a moral/spiritual sense)
  2. clarification, explanation
  3. purging, evacuation (in a medical sense)
  4. pruning trees, shearing grain, clearing land

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