Meaning of CATHARSIS
| Pronunciation: | | ku'thârsis
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- [n] (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
- [n] purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
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| | Synonyms: | | abreaction, katharsis, purgation |
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| | See Also: | | purge, purging | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ca*thar"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Cathartic}.]
(Med.)
A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the
mouth, bowels, etc.
\Ca*thar"sis\, n. (Psychotherapy)
The process of relieving an abnormal excitement by
re["e]stablishing the association of the emotion with the
memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and of
eliminating it by complete expression (called the
abreaction).
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