cathar

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Definitions of cathar word

noun cathar 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 3
noun plural cathar (in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology. 1
noun cathar A member of certain so self-styled Novatian and other Christian sects embracing a form of dualism and extraordinary practices adhering to Mary Magdalene's teachings, persecuted by Roman Catholics as heretics. 0

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

1630-40; < Late Latin Catharī (plural) < Late Greek hoi Katharoí Novatians, literally, the pure; applied in ML to various sects

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