- kathartic
- n. purgative agent, laxative adj. of or pertaining to catharsis; serving to purge the bowels (Medicine); purifying, cleansing (also cathartic)
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kathartic — katharsis, kathartic see cathar … Useful english dictionary
cathartic — n. purgative agent, laxative (also kathartic) adj. of or pertaining to catharsis; serving to purge the bowels (Medicine); purifying, cleansing (also kathartic) … English contemporary dictionary
cathartics — n. purgative agent, laxative (also kathartic) adj. of or pertaining to catharsis; serving to purge the bowels (Medicine); purifying, cleansing (also kathartic) … English contemporary dictionary
Aristotle: Aesthetics and philosophy of mind — David Gallop AESTHETICS Aesthetics, as that field is now understood, does not form the subjectmatter of any single Aristotelian work. No treatise is devoted to such topics as the essential nature of a work of art, the function of art in general,… … History of philosophy
katharsis — noun 1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions • Syn: ↑catharsis, ↑abreaction • Derivationally related forms: ↑abreact (for: ↑abreaction), ↑cathartic … Useful english dictionary
