Catastasis Definition

kə-tăstə-sĭs
catastases
noun
The heightened part of the action in ancient drama, leading directly to the catastrophe.
Webster's New World
The climax of a drama.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Catastasis

Noun

Singular:
catastasis
Plural:
catastases

Origin of Catastasis

  • Greek katastasis settled state from kathistanai to come into a certain state kat-, kata- cata- histanai to set stā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek κατάστασις (katastasis, “settling, appointment”).

    From Wiktionary

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