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καθαρτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: καθαρτικός καθαρτική καθαρτικόν

Structure: καθαρτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from kaqarth/s

Sense

  1. of or fit for cleansing or purifying
  2. (medical) promoting catharsis, purgative

Examples

  • ἔστω δὴ διακριτικῆσ τέχνησ καθαρτική, καθαρτικῆσ δὲ τὸ περὶ ψυχὴν μέροσ ἀφωρίσθω, τούτου δὲ διδασκαλική, διδασκαλικῆσ δὲ παιδευτική· (Plato, Cratylus, Theaetetus, Sophist, Statesman, 91:2)

Synonyms

  1. of or fit for cleansing or purifying

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