CATHARTIC Meaning of CATHARTIC in English [ca.thar.tic] adj [LL or Gk; LL catharticus, fr. Gk kathartikos, fr. kathairein] (1612): of, relating to, or producing catharsis [2]cathartic n (1651): a cathartic medicine: purgative Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012