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Catharsis : (noun)
1: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: katharsis,
abreaction]
2: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate
evacuation of the bowels [syn: katharsis, purgation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Catharsis : \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).
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Catharsis : \Ca*thar"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Cathartic.]
(Med.)
A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the
mouth, bowels, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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