catharsis
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- noun
- /kəˈθɑːrsɪs/
- Specialized
:
purgación
- The film covers big topics with lots of opportunities; however, it lacks in rhythm and catharsis.
Examples
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In this passage, the utility of these painful sentiments, and of tragedy itself, hinges on their role in the purging (or catharsis, as Aristotle calls it) of those same emotions from the viewer's soul.
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Doctors often recommend a catharsis to help alleviate the buildup of toxins in the digestive system.
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Because "catharsis" isn't just a disease of the feline posterior.
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In Aristotle's other writings and in seventeenth-century medicine, catharsis was understood as a therapeutic means of ridding both mind and body of dangerous substances.
Academic text (2004) -
If he was indeed suffering from syphilitic symptoms such as burning joint pain and oozing ulcerations, then this portrait could represent a sort of purgative catharsis.
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After taking the catharsis medicine, she felt a sense of relief and a complete catharsis of her uncomfortable symptoms.
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In ancient times, catharsis was believed to cleanse the body of harmful substances and restore health.
Synonyms
A medical emptying of the bowels using a laxative
An act that cleans the body by making you go to the toilet
Antonyms
How Cleansing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Catharsis comes from the Greek word katharsis, which means 'cleansing' and from the verb kathairein 'to cleanse'. So in medicine catharsis came to mean a physical purge that makes the bowels empty to clean the body.