Definition of "katharsis" []

• Purging of emotional tensions; -- usually spelled catharsis. (noun)

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• "They both contain what the Greek called katharsis in their tragedies, -- that cleansing atmosphere which purges us of every baser feeling as we read them."
• "Just back from picking some meat from the cherry-tree, this was a real katharsis."
• "The crisis for Mesmer also has this function of katharsis and exclusion, involving "an effort of the living body to throw off an illness" and marking"