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Cathari
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Cath·ar  (kthär)
n. pl. Cath·a·ri (--r) or Cath·ars
A member of a Christian sect flourishing in western Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries that professed a dualistic belief emphasizing ascetic renunciation of the world and was condemned by the Church as heretical.
[French Cathare, from sing. of Medieval Latin Cathar, from Late Greek Katharoi, from pl. of Greek katharos, pure.]
Cathar adj.
Catha·rism n.
Catha·rist adj. & n.
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Noun1.Cathari - a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism
Albigenses, Cathars
religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group


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