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Noun: catharsis (catharses)  ku'thaa(r)-sis
  1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
    - katharsis [archaic], abreaction
     
  2. Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
    - katharsis [archaic], purgation

Derived forms: catharses

Type of: purge, purging

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