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catharsis

Created on 2004-05-12 08:25:25 (#3123991), last updated 2007-03-11

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Name:2lateforme
Location:Georgia, United States
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I'm a very happily married woman, so don't press to call or chat me because that's not what I'm into. If you want to communicate, just comment. Otherwise, just enjoy what you read and see.


ca·thar·sis Pronunciation Key (kuh-thär-sis)
n. pl. ca·thar·ses (-sz)


  1. Medicine. Purgation, especially for the digestive system.

  2. A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience.

  3. A release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit.

  4. Psychology.

    1. A technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.

    2. The therapeutic result of this process; abreaction.

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[New Latin, from Greek katharsis, from kathairein, to purge, from katharos, pure.]

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