One entry found for catharsis.
Main Entry: ca·thar·sis
Pronunciation: k&-’thär-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ca·thar·ses /-”sEz/
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek katharsis,
from kathairein - to cleanse, purge, from katharos
1 See PURGATION
2 a: purification or purgation of the emotions
(as pity and fear) primarily through art
b: a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal
or release from tension
3 elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness
and affording it expression
Yup.