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
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
