English Dictionary

Definition of “Cathar”

Cathar (ˈkæθə ) or Catharist (ˈkæθərɪst )

(plural) -ars, -ari (-ərɪ) -arists

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

ˈCatharˌism noun

from Medieval Latin Cathari, from Greek katharoi the pure

Carcassonne, along with Perpignan, is the gateway to Cathar country.

Times, Sunday Times (2005)

Notwithstanding, the Cathar legacy has proved remarkably enduring.

Glasgow Herald (2001)

The county was called Astarac and it lay close to the Cathar lands and, in time, became infected with the heresy.

Bernard Cornwell VAGABOND

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