CATHEXIS


Meaning of CATHEXIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈthek-səs, ka- ]

noun

( plural ca·thex·es -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin (intended as translation of German Besetzung ), from Greek kathexis holding, from katechein to hold fast, occupy, from kata- + echein to have, hold — more at scheme

Date: 1922

: investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.