Cath·ar (k th är)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.]Cath ar adj.Cath a·rism n.Cath a·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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