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Catharism — Cathar redirects here. For other uses, see Cathar (disambiguation). The Good Men redirects here. For the Dutch house music duo, see Zki Dobre. Gnosticism This article is part of a series on … Wikipedia
Catharism — This term (seemingly derived from the Greek katharos, meaning pure ) refers to a medieval European religious movement that taught a type of dualism (the opposition between good and evil). Catharism was prevalent in the cities of Albi and… … Glossary of theological terms
Catharism — noun see Cathar … New Collegiate Dictionary
Catharism — noun A Christian religious sect of mediaeval Europe, with dualistic and gnostic elements … Wiktionary
catharism — cath·a·rism … English syllables
Catharism — noun 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 two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was… … Useful english dictionary
Cathar — Catharism, n. Catharistic, adj. /kath ahr/, n., pl. Cathari / euh ruy /, Cathars. (in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology. Also called Catharist /kath euhr ist/. [1630… … Universalium
Credentes — or Believers, were the ordinary followers of what became known as the Cathar or Albigensian movement, a Christian sect which flourished in western Europe during the 11th, 12th and 13th Centuries. Credentes constituted up the main part of the… … Wikipedia
Albigensian Crusade — Part of the Crusades Political map of Languedoc on the eve of the Albigensian Crusade … Wikipedia
Cathari — • From the Greek katharos, pure, literally puritans , a name specifically applied to, or used by, several sects at various periods Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cathari Cathari … Catholic encyclopedia
