c 3 a 1 t 1 h 4 a 1 r 1 s 1 i 1 s 1
9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
noun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
originFrom Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis, “cleansing, purging”), from καθαίρω (kathaírō, “I cleanse”). Coined in the dramatic-emotional sense by Aristotle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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