Cathartic word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "cathartic" word

[noun] a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
[adjective] strongly laxative
[adjective] emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
[adjective] emotionally purging

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\Ca*thar"tic\, Catharical \Ca*thar"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to cleanse, fr. ? pure; akin to F. chaste.] 1. (Med.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative. 2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid.
\Ca*thar"tic\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Med.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity. Note: The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives, which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and irritaint that the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated, and watery evacuations. -- {Ca*thar"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ca*thar"tic*al*ness}, n.

Synonyms for cathartic

aperient, emotional, evacuant, healthful, laxative, physic, psychotherapeutic, purgative, purgative, releasing

Related terms: abstergent, alleviative, analgesic, anodyne, aperient, balmy, cleaning, cleansing, cleansing cream, dentifrice, depurant, diuretic, dulling, holystone, lenitive, lotion, lustral, mitigating, purging, relieving, subduing, wash

The fun area, different aproach to word »cathartic«

Let's analyse "cathartic" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: CITRAHTAC. Average typing speed for these characters is 2430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. .- - .... .- .-. - .. -.-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: cathartic: 1 + 1 + 9 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: cathartic: 3 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 3 = 38, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (2)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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