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Jackson6612 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions
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Could you please help me with the definitions #2 and #3? In the #2 I can't understand how the emotions such as pity can be cleansed. I don't even understand the meaning of "cleansed" in this context. In the #3 what that overwhelming experience could be. Thank you.
catharsis
1. Medicine Purgation, especially for the digestive system.
2. A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience.
3. A release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit.
4. Psychology
a. A technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.
b. The therapeutic result of this process; abreaction.
[American Heritage Dictionary]
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Jackson
Could you please help me with the definitions #2 and #3? In the #2 I can't understand how the emotions such as pity can be cleansed. I don't even understand the meaning of "cleansed" in this context. In the #3 what that overwhelming experience could be. Thank you.
catharsis
1. Medicine Purgation, especially for the digestive system.
2. A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience.
3. A release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit.
4. Psychology
a. A technique used to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness.
b. The therapeutic result of this process; abreaction.
[American Heritage Dictionary]
Regards
Jackson
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Hi, The basic idea is that after you express strong emotions, you feel better. eg Mary's husband dies. Mary goes into a frenzy of grief at the funeral.
- Hi, The basic idea is that after you express strong emotions, you feel better.
- eg Mary's husband dies.
- Mary goes into a frenzy of grief at the funeral.
- Afterwards, she feels better.
- eg You go to a play, like the great tragedy King Lear.
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Hi,
The basic idea is that after you express strong emotions, you feel better.
eg Mary's husband dies. Mary goes into a frenzy of grief at the funeral. Afterwards, she feels better.
eg You go to a play, like the great tragedy King Lear.
The basic idea is that after you express strong emotions, you feel better.
eg Mary's husband dies. Mary goes into a frenzy of grief at the funeral. Afterwards, she feels better.
eg You go to a play, like the great tragedy King Lear.
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Jackson6612 In the #2 I can't understand how the emotions such as pity can be cleansed. I don't even understand the meaning of "cleansed" in this context.Cleansed = healing, being removed or released
A catharsis is an experience that results in an emotional release. Here are some examples:
The Sufi dance results in a catharsis - reaching a
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Thanks a lot, Clive, AlpheccaStars.
That's a very good way to put it. So, once you met a man who had no feet you had cleansing of your emotion of pity; in o
I pitied myself because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet. (I had a catharsis.)
That's a very good way to put it. So, once you met a man who had no feet you had cleansing of your emotion of pity; in o
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A medical purgative is a literal cleansing. You drink some magnesium citrate or other liquid, and all your digestive system is cleaned.
Your emotions can be cleansed if you are stressed, melancholy or unhappy. It is a spiritual removal of the cause of discomfort.
If you have a phobia, there are many methods of treatment. Here's a good link:
Your emotions can be cleansed if you are stressed, melancholy or unhappy. It is a spiritual removal of the cause of discomfort.
If you have a phobia, there are many methods of treatment. Here's a good link:
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