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catharsis

n.
US //kəˈθɑɹsəs// UK //kæθˈɑːsɪs// cathar·sis
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Origin

From Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis, “cleansing, purging”), from καθαίρω (kathaírō, “I cleanse”). Coined in the dramatic-emotional sense by Aristotle.

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