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[ kuh -thahr -sis ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈθɑr sɪs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural ca·thar·ses [kuh -thahr -seez]. /kəˈθɑr siz/. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
Medicine/Medical . purgation.
Psychiatry . psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects. discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition. Origin of catharsis 1795–1805; <New Latin <Greek kátharsis a cleansing, equivalent to kathar- (variant stem of kathaírein to cleanse, derivative of katharós pure) + -sis -sis
OTHER WORDS FROM catharsis hy·per·ca·thar·sis, noun Words nearby catharsis catgut, cath-, Cathar, catharine wheel, cat-harpin, catharsis , cathartic, Cathay, cathead, cathect, cathectic
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Example sentences from the Web for catharsis Movie theaters are the best environment for catharsis , but they need to respond to shifts in attitudes and taste.
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Flanagan seems to rely on emotional catharsis to divert audiences from the way his plots tend to collapse onto themselves in the finale.
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Your emotions find catharsis in the opera—circumspectly, in the darkness.
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But I always feel that making the film is the catharsis that stops the nightmares, if you will.
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Encountering such exaggerations on the page serves as a kind of catharsis , and provides a kind of perspective.
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In fact, on Wednesday, one of the most popular term tags used was “catharsis .”
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Thus, catharsis , in a physiological sense, has been difficult to substantiate, but the results are by no means conclusive.
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This has some associations with the theory of catharsis , a view that is linked to purification and cleansing.
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Evacuations by venesection and catharsis , and then by the exhibition of opium.
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He had no sympathy with the poetry that had a social message and he did not understand its effect as a catharsis .
The Literature of Ecstasy | Albert Mordell
He however refers only to the catharsis upon the spectator, but not to that of the author's work upon himself.
The Literature of Ecstasy | Albert Mordell
There are certainly times when catharsis is necessary but "one thing is certain, the day for routine purgation is past."
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It does not touch the ‘catharsis ’ of tragedy, which is another matter.
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British Dictionary definitions for catharsis noun plural -ses (in Aristotelian literary criticism) the purging or purification of the emotions through the evocation of pity and fear, as in tragedy
psychoanal the bringing of repressed ideas or experiences into consciousness, thus relieving tensions See also abreaction
purgation, esp of the bowels
Word Origin for catharsis C19: New Latin, from Greek katharsis, from kathairein to purge, purify
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Words related to catharsis ablution, purification, purgation, release, abreaction, cleansing, expurgation, lustration
Cultural definitions for catharsis An experience of emotional release and purification, often inspired by or through art. In psychoanalysis, catharsis is the release of tension and anxiety that results from bringing repressed feelings and memories into consciousness.
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Medical definitions for catharsis n. pl. ca•thar•ses (-sēz ) Purgation.
A psychological technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.
The therapeutic result of this process; abreaction.
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