katabasis (English, noun)
expansion: katabasis (countable and uncountable, plural katabases)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
literature
media
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
publishing
sciences
glosses: A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Any journey downwards or fall.
tags: broadly
countable
humorous
uncountable
glosses: A retreat, especially a military one.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A journey from the interior of a country to the coast.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The presence of downward (drainage or katabatic) winds.
tags: countable
rare
uncountable
Forms:
form: katabases
tags: plural
form: catabasis
tags: alternative