CATHARSIS in a Sentence

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1. Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of CATHARSIS
catharsis
 n.  purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
 n.  (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
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1  Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts.