Associations to the word «Catharism»
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Wiktionary
CATHARISM, proper noun. A Christian religious sect of mediaeval Europe, with dualistic and gnostic elements.
Dictionary definition
CATHARISM, noun. 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.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.