kátharsis

kátharsis agr. κᾰ́θᾰρσῐς 'Reinigung'; Wrtdtng:: 'Heraushebung, Erhöhung, …'

Alternative forms

• κόθᾰρσῐς (kótharsis) — Elean

Etymology

Von κᾰθαίρω kathaírō, „reinigen“ +‎ -σῐς -sis.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ká.tʰar.sis/ → /ˈka.θar.sis/ → /ˈka.θar.sis/

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