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καθαρμός κᾰθαρμός, καθαίρω a cleansing, purification from guilt, Soph.:—hence, a means of purification, purifying sacrifice, atonement, expiation, καθαρμὸν τῆς χώρης ποιεῖσθαί τινα to make him an atonement for his country, Hdt.; μύσος ἐλαύνειν καθαρμοῖς by purifying rites, Aesch.; θοῦ νῦν καθαρμὸν δαιμόνων avert their wrath by purification, Soph.; καθαρμὸν θύειν to offer a purifying sacrifice, Eur. applied to rites of initiation, Plat., Dem.

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a cleansing, purification

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καθαρμός

Headword (normalized):

καθαρμός

Headword (normalized/stripped):

καθαρμος

IDX:

16215

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16228

Key:

kaqarmo/s

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