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Cathars

Cathars is the plural of Cathar.

Meaning of Cathar

Noun

Cathar (plural Cathari or Cathars)

  1. A member of certain so self-styled Novatian and other medieval Christian sects embracing a form of dualism and extraordinary practices purportedly adhering to Mary Magdalene's teachings, persecuted by Roman Catholics as heretics.
    • The Albigenses, famous Cathars in and around Albi (southern France), were eradicated in a bloody ‘crusade’.

Questions about Cathars

What is Cathars the plural of?
Cathars is the plural of Cathar.

Words near Cathars in the dictionary

  1. catharometers
  2. catharpin
  3. catharping
  4. catharpings
  5. catharpins
  6. Cathars
  7. catharses
  8. catharsis
  9. cathart
  10. catharted
  11. cathartic

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