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English
Etymology
From AGr. κάθα��ι� "cleansing," "purging" from καθαί�� "I cleanse"
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/k��θ��sɪs/
italbrac|US IPA|/k��θ��rsɪs/
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: ка�а�зи� m
Croatian: katarza f
Danish: katarsis
German: Katharsis f
Greek:
:Ancient: κάθα��ι� (katharsis) f
:Modern: κάθα��η (katharsi) f
Hebrew: קתר��ס (qatarzis) m
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Portuguese: catarse f
Russian: ка�а��и�|ка�а���и� m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ка�а�за 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: κάθα��η (katharsi) f
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Portuguese: catarse f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ка�а�за f
:Roman: katarza f
Spanish: catarsis f
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trans-top|a therapeutic technique to relieve tension
Greek: κάθα��η (katharsi) f
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Related terms
cathartic
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