CATHARSIS


Meaning of CATHARSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈthär-səs ]

noun

( plural ca·thar·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek katharsis, from kathairein to cleanse, purge, from katharos

Date: circa 1775

1. : purgation

2.

a. : purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art

b. : a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension

3. : elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.