Meaning of Cathar | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“The Albigenses, famous Cathars in and around Albi (southern France), were eradicated in a bloody ‘crusade’.”

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