23 March 2015

cathartic

[kuh-thahr-tik]

adjective
1. of or relating to catharsis.
2. Also, cathartical. evacuating the bowels; purgative.
noun
3. a purgative.

Origin
Late Latin, Greek
1605-1615; < Late Latin catharticus < Greek kathartikós fit for cleansing. See catharsis, -tic

Related forms
cathartically, adverb
catharticalness, noun
hypercathartic, adjective
noncathartic, adjective, noun
noncathartical, adjective

Synonyms
3. laxative, physic.

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Examples from the web for cathartic
– Fundamentally though, arguing the science with you was pointless and ultimately a manic and cathartic exercise.
– Watching the two go at each other may be cathartic for some, but it shouldn’t be confused with movie art.
– Maybe it wasn’t the best therapy, but it was cathartic.

Anagram

Arctic hat
Carat itch

Today’s aphorism

Civilization has been thrust upon me … and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity.

– A Sioux Indian Chief

On this day

23 March 1919 – Benito Mussolini establishes the Italian National Fascist Party. In 1936, Mussolini joins forces with Adolf Hitler through the Axis Pact. Following Mussolini’s arrest in 1943, the party was dissolved. The Italian Constitution has banned the reformation of the INF.

23 March 1924 – birth of Bette Nesmith Graham in Dallas, Texas. Better is the inventor of Liquid Paper. Her son, Mike Nesmith, was a member of 1960s UK/American pop/rock band, The Monkees.

23 March 1956 – Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. Republic Day in Pakistan.