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katarsis

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English catharsis), ultimately from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑrsis/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝rs̠is̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtɑrsis
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧tar‧sis

Noun

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katarsis

  1. (drama) catharsis
  2. (psychology) catharsis

Declension

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Inflection of katarsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative katarsis katarsikset
genitive katarsiksen katarsisten
katarsiksien
partitive katarsista katarsiksia
illative katarsikseen katarsiksiin
singular plural
nominative katarsis katarsikset
accusative nom. katarsis katarsikset
gen. katarsiksen
genitive katarsiksen katarsisten
katarsiksien
partitive katarsista katarsiksia
inessive katarsiksessa katarsiksissa
elative katarsiksesta katarsiksista
illative katarsikseen katarsiksiin
adessive katarsiksella katarsiksilla
ablative katarsikselta katarsiksilta
allative katarsikselle katarsiksille
essive katarsiksena katarsiksina
translative katarsikseksi katarsiksiksi
abessive katarsiksetta katarsiksitta
instructive katarsiksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of katarsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch catharsis, from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis, cleansing, purging), from καθαίρω (kathaírō, I cleanse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kaˈtar.sɪs]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tar‧sis

Noun

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katarsis (plural katarsis-katarsis)

  1. catharsis
    1. (drama, literature) 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).
    2. (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).
    3. (Christianity) A purification or cleansing, especially emotional.

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