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catastematic

catastematic is the alternative form of katastematic.

Meaning of katastematic

Adjective

katastematic (comparative more katastematic, superlative most katastematic)

  1. (Epicurean philosophy) Pertaining to a constant state of being, as opposed to a kinetic state (of change).
    • The term 'ataraxia' is used in Epicurean philosophy to refer to a type of katastematic pleasure that is engendered by a complete freedom from mental disturbances and worries.

Forms of catastematic

comparativemore catastematic
superlativemost catastematic

Questions about catastematic

What is catastematic the alternative form of?
Catastematic is the alternative form of katastematic.

Words near catastematic in the dictionary

  1. catastases
  2. catastasis
  3. catastate
  4. catastates
  5. catastatic
  6. catastematic
  7. catasterise
  8. catasterised
  9. catasterises
  10. catasterising
  11. catasterism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: catastematic (page history and authors); katastematic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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