Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Catharism | Yes | No | No | No |
heresy | Yes | No | No | No |
Catharism (noun) | heresy (noun) |
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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 | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion |
any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position |