Definition
In ancient Greek philosophy, a state of possession or being held captive, sometimes referring to being seized by divine inspiration.
Etymology
From Greek 'katochos' meaning 'held fast' or 'possessed,' derived from 'kata' (down) + 'echein' (to hold). It appears in Platonic dialogues describing spiritual states.
Kelly Says
Plato used this term to describe how philosophers could be 'seized' by truth or divine wisdom—it's the ancient Greek version of being absolutely captivated or inspired by an idea.
Translations
ARالعربية
كاتوخوس
ka-to-khus
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটোচাস
ka-to-chas
CACatalà
catochus
ka-toh-chus
CSČeština
catochus
ka-toh-chus
DADansk
catochus
ka-toh-chus
DEDeutsch
catochus
ka-toh-chus
ELΕλληνικά
κατοχούς
ka-toh-oos
ESEspañol
catochus
ka-toh-chus
FAفارسی
کاتوچوس
ka-to-chos
FISuomi
catochus
ka-toh-chus
FRFrançais
catochus
ka-toh-chus
HAHA
kàtoochús
ka-toh-chus
HEעברית
קאטוכוס
ka-to-chos
HIहिन्दी
कैटोचस
ka-to-chas
HUMagyar
catochus
ka-toh-chus
IDBahasa Indonesia
catochus
ka-to-chus
IGIG
kàtoochús
ka-toh-chus
ITItaliano
catochus
ka-toh-chus
KMKM
កាតូឈូស
ka-to-chuu-s
MSBahasa Melayu
catochus
ka-toh-chus
MYမြန်မာ
ကပိုးချူး
ka-bo-chuu
NLNederlands
catochus
ka-toh-chus
NONorsk
catochus
ka-toh-chus
PLPolski
catochus
ka-toh-chus
PTPortuguês
catochus
ka-toh-chus
RORomână
catochus
ka-toh-chus
RUРусский
каточус
ka-to-chus
SVSvenska
catochus
ka-toh-chus
SWKiswahili
catochus
ka-toh-chus
TAதமிழ்
கேட்டோச்சஸ்
ka-et-to-chas
TEతెలుగు
కేటోచుస్
ke-to-chus
TLTL
catochus
ka-toh-chus
TRTürkçe
catochus
ka-to-chus
UKУкраїнська
каточус
ka-to-chus
URاردو
کائٹوچس
ka-ito-chus
VITiếng Việt
catochus
ka-toh-chus
YOYO
kàtoochús
ka-toh-chus
ZUZU
kàtoochús
ka-toh-chus