Catharian (katharian)

A Catharist. Catharina, n. pl. Same as Catarrh in a. catharine-wheel (kath'a-rin-hwel), n. [So called from St. Catharine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom.] 1. In arch., a window, or compartment of a window, of a circular form, with radiating divisions or spokes. See rose - window. -2. In her., a wheel with sharp hooks projecting from the tire, supposed to represent the wheel upon which St. Catharine suffered martyrdom.-3. A kind of firework having a spiral tube which revolves as the fire i ues from it; a pin-wheel.-4. In embroidery, a round hole in muslin or other material filled by twisted or braided threads radiating like the spokes of a wheel. Also spelled catherine -wheel. catharism (kath'a-rizm), n. [ καθαρισμός , α cleansing, καθαρίζειν , cleanse: see catharize .] The proce of making a surface chemically clean.