κάθαρσις

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[edit] Ancient Greek

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[edit] Etymology

From καθαίρω "I cleanse"

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [kátʰarsis]
  • (Koine): IPA: [kˈatʰarsis]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [kˈaθarsis]

[edit] Noun

κάθαρσις (genitive καθάρσεως) f, third declension; (katharsis)

  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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