κάθαρσιν
Lemma: κάθαρσις
noun
noun
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Added Nov 12, 2025
Definition
Purification; cleansing or purgation, especially of a ritual, moral, or emotional kind. In Aristotelian theory, it denotes the emotional purgation of pity and fear effected by tragedy.
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Grammatical Analysis
"κάθαρσιν"
Case: accusative
Number: singular
Gender: feminine
Declension: third