Catharsis

Meaning

Noun

●

In Drama:

after an

experience,

in the

of the

, as through

production (especially a tragedy).

●

Any

release

emotional

tension

to the same effect, more widely.

●

purification

cleansing

, especially emotional.

●

In Psychology:

the

of an

with the

of the

that first

it, and then

it by

(called the abreaction).

●

In Medicine:

Purging of the

digestive

system.

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Origin

catharsis

English

κάθαρσις

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

καθαίρειν

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

καθαρός

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

καθαίρω

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Catharsis

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