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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The Albigenses, famous Cathars in and around Albi (southern France), were eradicated in a bloody ‘crusade’.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Recorded since the 16th century; from the masculine plural of Medieval Latin Catharī (“Pure (ones)”), from the masculine plural of Byzantine Greek καθαροί (katharoí, “Pure (ones)”), from the masculine singular of Byzantine Greek καθαρός (katharós, “Pure (one)”), from Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure”).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
կաթար
(katʻar)
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Catalan:
càtar
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Catalan:
càtara
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Czech:
katar
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Dutch:
Cathaar
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Dutch:
Kathaar
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Esperanto:
kataro
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Esperanto:
katarino
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Estonian:
katar
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Finnish:
kataari
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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French:
cathare
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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German:
Katharer
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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German:
Katharerin
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Greek:
καθαρός
(katharós)
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Greek:
καθαρή
(katharí)
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Italian:
cataro
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Italian:
catara
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Latin:
Catharus
(Catharī m pl)
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Latin:
Cathara
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Latvian:
katari
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Lithuanian:
kataras
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Lithuanian:
katarė
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Polish:
katar
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Portuguese:
cátaro
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Portuguese:
cátara
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Russian:
ката́р
(katár)
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Samogitian:
katars
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Samogitian:
katarė
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Slovak:
katar
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Swedish:
katar
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
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Ukrainian:
ката́р
(katár)
— member of one or more medieval Christian sects
