CATHARISM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition

Synonyms:

Albigensianism; Catharism

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Catharism" is a kind of...):

heresy; unorthodoxy (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)

Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)

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