noun
or ka·tha·re·vou·sa ˌkäthəˈrevə(ˌ)sä
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Greek kathareuousa, from Greek, feminine of kathareuōn, present participle of kathareuein to be pure, from katharos pure
: modern Greek conforming to classic Greek usage and tending to reject non-Greek vocabulary — compare demotic 3