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Definition of Cathectic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to cathexis.
Partainyms: Cathexis
Derivative terms: Cathexis
Definition of Cathectic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to emotional energy, or which has emotional energy focused on it. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cathectic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Cathectic
1. Pertaining to cathexis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cathectic
Literary usage of Cathectic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1898)
"... and cathectic, began to gain strength and flesh; the tumor at the same time
diminishing slowly but constantly. ..."
2. A Treatise on the diseases of infancy and childhood by Job Lewis Smith (1886)
"It' the hemorrhage occur from passive congestion, or in a cathectic state of
system, active depressing remedies should not be employed. ..."
3. Basic Concepts in the Methodology of the Social Sciences by Johann Mouton, H. C. Marais (1988)
"I would suggest that the term attitude be reserved for orientations which are
primarily cathectic in nature, which do not necessarily or primarily affect a ..."
4. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1861)
"... anaemic and cathectic appearance ; the face, once lively and cheerful, has
been rendered dull and desponding; the mind, once fresh, buoyant, and clear, ..."
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