CATHARSIS


Meaning of CATHARSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəˈθɑ:sɪs ]

n. (pl. catharses) 1 an emotional release in drama or art. 2 Psychol. the process of freeing repressed emotion by association with the cause, and elimination by abreaction. 3 Med. purgation. [mod.L f. Gk katharsis f. kathairo cleanse: sense 1 f. Aristotle's Poetics]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.