Cathar

1. Ancient Greekκαθαρός“pure”
2. Medieval Greekκαθαρός“Pure (one)”
3. Medieval Greekκαθαροί“Pure (ones)”
4. Medieval LatinCatharī“Pure (ones)”
5. EnglishCathar

Recorded since the 16th century; from the masculine plural of Medieval Latin Catharī (“Pure (ones)”), from the masculine plural of Medieval Greek καθαροί (katharoí, “Pure (ones)”), from the masculine singular of Medieval Greek καθαρός (katharós, “Pure (one)”), from Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure”).

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