cathartic
/kəˈθɑːtɪk/kuh-THAHR-tik
/kəˈθɑɹtɪk/kuh-THAHR-tik
Meaningcleansing
Common meaning: purging
- catharclean, pureLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 720 · scan
- ticadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekκαθαρός‘clean, pure’
- Englishcathartic‘purging’ · today
cathar also in: catharsis
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek καθαρός ‘clean, pure’.
Roots
- καθαρός Greek “clean, pure”
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