http://catshade.blog.friendster.com/2006/05/back-again-again-again-part-1/ Main Entry: ca·thar·sis // Pronunciation: k&-'thär-s&s // Function: noun // Inflected Form(s): plural ca·thar·ses /-"sEz/ // Etymology: New Latin, from Greek katharsis, from kathairein to cleanse, purge, from katharos // Date: circa 1775 // 1 : PURGATION // 2 a : purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art b : a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension // 3 : elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression // Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2