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Cathar
(kăthˈär)
noun pl. Cath·a·ri (-ə-rīˌ) or Cath·ars A member of a Christian sect flourishing in western Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries that professed a dualistic belief emphasizing ascetic renunciation of the world and was condemned by the Church as heretical.
Related Forms:
- Cathˈar adjective
- Cathˈa·rism noun
- Cathˈa·rist adjective & n.