catharist

Meanings

• noun

  A person who practices or follows the beliefs and rituals of the ancient Greek religious movement known as Catharism.

  - "The catharist believed in the duality of God and the material world."
  - "Many catharists were persecuted during the Catholic Inquisition."

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Variants

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Cathar , Cathari , Catharism , Catharisms , Catharist , Catharistic , Catharists , Cathars

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'katharos', meaning 'pure' or 'clean'.

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Trivia

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1. Catharism was also known as the Albigensian heresy or the Cathar heresy.

2. The Catharist belief in the duality of God and the material world influenced the works of various writers, including Dante Alighieri and Milton.

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1. Dualism: A philosophical belief that there are two fundamental realities or substances in the universe: mind and matter, or spirit and matter.

2. Gnosis: A form of spiritual knowledge or direct insight into the nature of reality, especially as attained through personal experience or revelation.

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Culture

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Catharism was a dualist religious movement that emerged in the Eastern Mediterranean during the late Roman period. Catharists believed in a supreme deity and a series of intermediate deities, or archangels, who mediated between the supreme deity and the material world. They rejected the material world and focused on spiritual purity and salvation through gnosis, or spiritual knowledge. Catharism influenced various aspects of European culture, particularly in the areas of literature, art, and music.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'catharist' comes from the Greek word 'katharos', which means 'pure' or 'clean'.

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