/
kəˈθɑːsɪs/
n.
(pl. catharses
/-siːz/
)
- the process of releasing pent-up emotions, for example through drama.
- Medicine, rare purgation.
Derivative
- cathartic adj. & n.
- cathartically adv.
Etymology
C19: from Gk katharsis, from kathairein ‘cleanse’, from katharos ‘pure’.
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