How contemporary artistic performances elicit cathexis on the part of the audience and promote unifying social rituals.
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Cathexis
//kəˈθɛk sɪs//
Synonyms for "cathexis" (7 found)
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7 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- catexi noun (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)
German
1 entries- Objektbesetzung noun (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)
Korean
1 entries- 주의 집중 noun (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)
Polish
1 entries- kateksja noun (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)
Portuguese
2 entries- catexe noun (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)
- catexia noun (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)
Turkish
1 entries- kateksis noun (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea)
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