Definition of: catharsis

(kə·thär′sis) noun
1. Med. Purgation or cleansing of any passage of the body, especially of the alimentary canal.
2. A word used by Aristotle to express the effect of tragic drama in purifying and relieving the emotions.
3. Psychoanal. Abreaction. Also spelled katharsis. [<Gk. katharsis cleansing <katharos pure]

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