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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-763/
- Published: 2026-09-19T18:15:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T18:15:05.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

catharsis (noun) -

1a: purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art  
b: a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension  
2: elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression  
3: purgation

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catharsis?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Catharsis and cathartic both trace to the Greek word kathairein, meaning “to cleanse, purge.” Catharsis entered English as a medical term having to do with purging the body—and especially the bowels—of unwanted material. The adjective cathartic entered English with a meaning descriptive of such a physically cleansing purge. It didn’t take long for people to start using these words figuratively in reference to emotional release and spiritual cleansing.

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