n.
Variant: or Ka · tha · re · vu · sa
Pronunciation: ˌ kä-th ə - ' re-v ə - ˌ sä
Function: noun
Etymology: Modern Greek kathareuousa, from Greek, feminine of kathareu ō n, present participle of kathareuein to be pure, from katharos pure
Date: 1936
: modern Greek conforming to classic Greek usage