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单词 cathar
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Cath•ar  (kathär),USA pronunciation n., pl. -a•ri (-ə rī′),USA pronunciation -ars. 
    (in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology. Also called Cath•a•rist  (kathər ist).USA pronunciation 
    • Late Greek hoi Katharoí Novatians, literally, the pure; applied in Medieval Latin to various sects
    • Late Latin Catharī (plural)
    • 1630–40
    Catha•rism, n. 
    Cath′a•ristic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cathar /ˈkæθə/, Catharist /ˈkæθərɪst/ n ( pl -ars, -ari / -ərɪ/, -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
Etymology: from Medieval Latin Cathari, from Greek katharoi the pure

ˈCatharˌism n
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