Definition
The quality or state of being cathartical; the capacity to produce emotional or spiritual cleansing.
Etymology
From cathartical + -ness (noun suffix), an archaic noun form. The accumulation of suffixes shows how English creates abstract qualities from Greek medical roots.
Kelly Says
This word is so archaic and suffix-heavy that you almost never see it used, but it's a perfect example of how English-speakers used to love stacking suffixes to create incredibly specific philosophical and medical terms.
Translations
CACatalà
catarsi
kat-ar-si
CSČeština
katharsis
kat-har-sis
DADansk
katharsis
kat-har-sis
DEDeutsch
Katharsis
kat-har-sis
ELΕλληνικά
καθαρτική
kathartiki
ESEspañol
catarsis
kath-ar-sis
FAفارسی
پاکسازی
pak-saazi
FISuomi
katharsis
kat-har-sis
FRFrançais
catharsis
kath-ar-sis
GUGU
પુરિfication
purification
HIहिन्दी
शुद्धिकरण
shuddhi-karan
HUMagyar
katharsis
kat-har-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyucian
pen-yu-sian
ITItaliano
catarsi
kat-ar-si
JA日本語
catharsis
katharsisu
KMKM
ការបោះបង់
ka-r-bo-h-bang
KO한국어
카타르시스
kata-te-seu-seu
MRMR
शुद्धीकरण
shuddhi-karan
MSBahasa Melayu
penyucian
pen-yu-sian
NLNederlands
katharsis
kat-har-sis
NONorsk
katharsis
kat-har-sis
PAPA
ਸ਼ੁੱਧિકরণ
shuddhi-karan
PLPolski
katharsis
kat-har-sis
PTPortuguês
catarsis
kath-ar-sis
RORomână
catharsis
kat-har-sis
RUРусский
катарсис
katarsis
SVSvenska
katharsis
kat-har-sis
SWKiswahili
usafi
oo-sa-fi
TAதமிழ்
சுத்திகாரம்
shudhi-kaaram
THไทย
การชำระ
gan cham-ra
TLTL
paglilinis
pa-gli-li-nis
TRTürkçe
katarsis
katarsis
UKУкраїнська
катарсис
katarsis
VITiếng Việt
sự thanh tẩy
su thanh-tay
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-ku-thoo-la