Usually means: Emotional release through art, drama.
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  1. katharsis: Merriam-Webster
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  4. katharsis: Wiktionary
  5. katharsis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  7. Katharsis (album), Katharsis (band), Katharsis (video game), Katharsis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. katharsis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Katharsis)

noun:  Alternative form of catharsis [(drama) 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).]

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