catharsis[noun]Synonyms: purification, cleansing, expurgation, lustration, purgation
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ca‧thar‧sis /kəˈθɑːsəs, kəˈθɑːsɪs $ -ɑːr-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Greek, from kathairein 'to make clean or pure', from katharos 'pure']
formal the act or process of removing strong or violent emotions by expressing them through writing, talking, acting etc:
Music is a means of catharsis for me. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲