Cathar (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural Cath·a·ri [kath-uh-rahy], /ˈkæθ əˌraɪ/, Cath·ars.
  1. (in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
noun plural -ars, -ari (-ərɪ) or -arists
  1. 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
Cathar (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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