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cathare

French → English

noun//ka.taʁ//

(history) Cathar: a member of a medieval Christian dualist sect in Southern France that was suppressed as heretical

Le dernier cathare fut brûlé au début du quatorzième siècle par l'Inquisition.

(English) The last Cathar was burned at the beginning of the fourteenth century by the Inquisition.

Les châteaux du pays cathare témoignent encore aujourd'hui de cette tragique histoire.

(English) The castles of Cathar country still bear witness to this tragic history today.

adj//ka.taʁ//

(religion) Catharic: relating to the beliefs or practices of the medieval Cathar movement

La doctrine cathare rejetait de nombreux dogmes de l'Église catholique romaine.

(English) Cathar doctrine rejected many dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church.

Ils menaient une vie cathare austère en refusant toute richesse matérielle.

(English) They led an austere Catharic life by refusing all material wealth.

Entry ID: fr:en:cathare · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary