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Catharsis - 4 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | catharsis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | purging, purification |
| Synonyms: | ablution, purification, release, abreaction, cleansing, expurgation, lustration, purgation |
| Antonyms: | dirtying |
| Main Entry: | purge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elimination, removal |
| Synonyms: | abolition, catharsis, clarification, cleaning, coup, disposal, disposition, ejection, eradication, evacuation, excretion, expulsion, extirpation, murder, purification, reign of terror*, suppression, witch hunt, abstersion, cleanup, crushing, expurgation, extermination, liquidation |
| Antonyms: | keeping, maintenance, holding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | purification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freeing, cleansing |
| Synonyms: | ablution, absolution, atonement, baptism, catharsis, distillation, forgiveness, grace, purge, rebirth, redemption, refinement, salvation, washing, bathing, depuration, disinfection, expiation, expurgation, lavation, laving, lustration, purgation, purifying, rarefaction, regeneration, sanctification |
| Antonyms: | adulteration, corruption, pollution, dirtying |
| Main Entry: | cleaning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleansing |
| Synonyms: | ablution, catharsis, prophylaxis, purge, purification, sanitation, scrubbing, sweeping, washing, antisepsis, brushing, deodorizing, disinfection, dusting, purgation, scouring, shampooing, sterilization, tidying |
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