Cathari
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- noun
- During the Albigensian Crusade, thousands of Cathari were persecuted for their beliefs and labeled as heretics.
Examples
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The original Puritans (Cathari, another word for Puritans)
Blog text (18) -
In the thirteenth century, more than 50,000 Cathari were annihilated as heretics under the strong arm of the Medieval Inquisition.
Academic text (2000) -
Indeed, the word "heretic" was reserved especially for the Cathari in the next century, when a crusade against them was mounted (1208) and the Inquisition subsequently formed (1233) to deal with them.
Academic text (2008) -
In the 12th century, many Cathari followed their own interpretations of Christianity, leading to conflict with the Catholic Church.
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The Cathari believed in a dualistic world, where good and evil were in constant struggle, which shaped their religious practices.
Synonyms
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People in a Christian group in southern France in the Middle Ages who oppose the Catholic Church
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A group of Christians in southern France in the 1100s and 1200s who had beliefs the Catholic Church rejected
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cathari comes from the Greek word katharos, which means 'pure', so they were called 'the pure ones'. They chose this name because they tried to live very simply and avoid material things, so the name fits their strict religious life.