katharsis

IPA: kˈæθˈɑrsʌs

Alternative form of catharsis [(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).]

Examples of "katharsis" in Sentences

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Just back from picking some meat from the cherry-tree, this was a real katharsis.
The crisis for Mesmer also has this function of katharsis and exclusion, involving "an effort of the living body to throw off an illness" and marking
They both contain what the Greek called katharsis in their tragedies, -- that cleansing atmosphere which purges us of every baser feeling as we read them.