Katabasis Definition

noun

A journey downwards: a journey downhill, a decrease of winds, a military retreat, a trip to the underworld; a trip from the interior of a country to the coast.

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Other Word Forms of Katabasis

Noun

Singular:
katabasis
Plural:
katabases

Origin of Katabasis

  • From Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katabasis), from verb καταβαίνω (katabainō), from κατά (kata, “downwards”) + βαίνω (bainō, “go”).

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