Cathari

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.

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[French Cathare, from sing. of Medieval Latin Cathar, from Late Greek Katharoi, from pl. of Greek katharos, pure.]

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Cathar adj.

Catha·rism n.

Catha·rist adj. & n.

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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