a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of 2 mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
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Catharisms
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from Medieval Latin Cathari, from Greek katharoi the pure
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a name given to a Christian religious movement with dualistic and gnostic elements that appeared in the Languedoc region of France and other parts of Europe in the 11th century and flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1208, Pope Innocent III ... (43 of 4560 words, pronunciation, 4 images)
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a member of a heretical medieval Christian sect which professed a form of Manichaean dualism and sought to achieve great spiritual purity (22 of 46 words, pronunciation)
A Christian religious sect of mediaeval Europe, with dualistic and gnostic elements. (12 of 14 words)
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Origin: from Medieval Latin Cathari, from Greek katharoi the pure
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