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English
Etymology
From AGr. κάθαÏσις "cleansing," "purging" from καθαίÏω "I cleanse"
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/kəˈθɑËsɪs/
italbrac|US IPA|/kəˈθɑËrsɪs/
audio|en-us-catharsis.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|pl=catharses
- context|drama A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy). Coined in this sense by Aristotle.
#:Seeing the hero's catharsis helped her deal with the loss of her parents.
- Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.
- context|psychology A therapeutic technique to relieve tension.
- context|medicine purge|Purging of the digestive system.
Translations
trans-top|in drama, a release of emotional tension
Bosnian: katarza f
Bulgarian: ÐºÐ°Ñ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð·Ð¸Ñ m
Croatian: katarza f
Danish: katarsis
German: Katharsis f
Greek:
:Ancient: κάθαÏσις (katharsis) f
:Modern: κάθαÏση (katharsi) f
Hebrew: קתרזיס (qatarzis) m
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Portuguese: catarse f
Russian: катарÑиÑ|катаÌÑ€ÑÐ¸Ñ m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: катарза f
:Roman: katarza f
Spanish: catarsis f
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trans-top|any release of emotional tension
Bosnian: katarza f
Croatian: katarza f
Danish: katarsis
German: Katharsis f
Greek: κάθαÏση (katharsi) f
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Portuguese: catarse f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: катарза f
:Roman: katarza f
Spanish: catarsis f
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trans-top|a therapeutic technique to relieve tension
Greek: κάθαÏση (katharsi) f
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Related terms
cathartic
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