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Cathar

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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.

Cathar [ˈkæθə], Catharist [ˈkæθərɪst]
n pl -ars, -ari [-ərɪ], -arists
(Christian Churches, other) a member of a Christian sect in Provence in the 12th and 13th centuries who believed the material world was evil and only the spiritual was good
[from Medieval Latin Cathari, from Greek katharoi the pure]
Catharism  n


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