catharsis, katharsis, abreaction
(noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
catharsis, katharsis, purgation
(noun) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
catharsis (countable and uncountable, plural catharses)
(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.
A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.
(psychology) A therapeutic technique to relieve tension by re-establishing the association of an emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and then eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).
(medicine) Purging of the digestive system.
• archaists, stasiarch
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*thar"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Cathartic.] (Med.)
Definition: A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2024
(verb) move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; “Blood circulates in my veins”; “The air here does not circulate”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
