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Catharan
† ˈCatharan Obs. Also Caˈtharian. [f. Gr. καθαροί, med.L. Cathari, ‘the pure’, the name assumed by the Novatian heretics, and by other sects later. Cf. F. Cathare.] One who professes superior purity; a puritan; a name applied to various sects, as the Novatians, Paulicians, Waldenses; also, like Cath... Oxford English Dictionary
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Catharite
† ˈCatharite Obs. [see Catharan.] A puritan.1555 Bale in Strype Eccl. Mem. III. App. xxxix. 108 Our holy Communion hath not the face of a popish mas, as our new Catharites have most wickedly..reported. Oxford English Dictionary
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Catharist
ˈCatharist [ad. med.L. Catharist-æ (= Gr. καθαρισταί, f. καθαρίζειν to purify). Cf. F. Cathariste.] A Paulician or Manichæan; also applied to similar sects; cf. Catharan.1600 O. E. Repl. Libel ii. iii. 52 The Catharistes do boast much of their merits. 1616 Donne Serm. Wks. 1839 VI. 103 The Catharist... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cathar
Cathar (ˈkæθə(r)) Also -are. Pl. Cathars, ‖ Cathari. [ad. med.L. Cathari: see Catharan.] = Catharan. Also used attrib. or as adj.1637 Gillespie Eng. Pop. Cerem. ii. v. 24 The old Waldenses before us, were also named by their adversaries, Cathares or Puritanes. 1806 M. Pembridge Roman Cath. Ch. Vind.... Oxford English Dictionary
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puritan
puritan, n. and a. (ˈpjʊərɪtən) Also Puritan, esp. in specific uses. [f. L. pūr-us pure, or pūritās purit-y + -an. Perh. formed in French or mod.Latin: cf. F. puritain (Ronsard 1564), mod.L. pūritānī (in Du Cange). The appellation appears to have been intended to suggest that of the καθαροί, Cathara... Oxford English Dictionary
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