Definition
Plural of Cathar; members of a medieval Christian heretical movement known for their ascetic lifestyle and belief in spiritual purity.
Etymology
From Greek katharos (pure), plural form. The historical Cathars were a dualistic sect prominent in medieval Europe, especially 12th-13th century southern France.
Kelly Says
Cathars believed in radical equality—women could be priests and leaders, which shocked medieval Catholicism so much that the Church declared them heretics and launched genocidal crusades against them.
Translations
ARالعربية
القطار
al-qatar
CSČeština
katari
ka-ta-ri
DADansk
katarer
ka-ta-rer
DEDeutsch
Katharer
kat-ha-rer
ESEspañol
cátaros
kah-tah-rohs
FISuomi
katarilaiset
ka-ta-ri-lai-set
FRFrançais
cathares
kah-tair
HUMagyar
katárok
ka-ta-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cathar
kat-har
ITItaliano
catari
kah-ta-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
Khatar
kha-tar
NLNederlands
katharen
kat-ha-ren
NONorsk
katarer
ka-ta-rer
PLPolski
katarzy
ka-tar-zee
PTPortuguês
cataros
kah-tah-rohs
RORomână
catolici
ka-to-li-tsi
RUРусский
катхары
kat-khary
SVSvenska
katarer
ka-ta-rer
SWKiswahili
Cathar
ka-thar
TAதமிழ்
கத்தார்கள்
ka-tha-ra-rgal
TEతెలుగు
కథార్లు
ka-tha-rlu
TRTürkçe
katarlar
kah-tar-lar
UKУкраїнська
катари
ka-ta-ri
VITiếng Việt
người Cathar
ngoi ka-thar