cathartique
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from New Latin catharticus, from Ancient Greek καθαρτικός (kathartikós).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cathartique (plural cathartiques)
- (medicine) cathartic
- (literary) cathartic
- Synonyms: purificateur, libérateur
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Romanian: cathartic
Further reading edit
- “cathartique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.