Cathar /ˈkæθərɪst/ (also Catharist)

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  N a member of a Christian sect in Provence in the 12th and 13th centuries who believed the material world was evil and only the spiritual was good 纯洁教派教士; 在12-13世纪的普罗旺斯成立的一个基督教派，该教认为物质世界是邪恶的，只有精神世界是纯净的