catharses
Meaning of catharses
- the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
music is a means of catharsis for them
- purgation.
early 19th century (in catharsis (sense 2)): from Greek katharsis, from kathairein ‘cleanse’, from katharos ‘pure’. The notion of ‘release’ through drama (catharsis (sense 1)) derives from Aristotle's Poetics .
Information about catharses
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Hyphenation of catharses
catharses
- It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
- catharses is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
catharses synonyms
Meaning the abrupt or violent removal of a group of people from an organization or place:
Meaning purification or cleansing:
Meaning the removal of contaminants from something:
Meaning intended to clean something thoroughly, especially the skin:
Meaning the action or process of releasing or being released:
Meaning a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress:
Meaning release from confinement or slavery:
Meaning the action of being rescued or set free:
Meaning the expulsion or attempted expulsion of a supposed evil spirit from a person or place:
Meaning make someone or something free of (an unwanted person or thing):
Meaning the expression and consequent release of a previously repressed emotion, achieved through reliving the experience that caused it (typically through hypnosis or suggestion):
Meaning the action or process of freeing something of impurities:
catharses antonyms
Meaning the action of subduing someone or something by force:
Words that rhyme with catharses
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