Cathars
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Members of the Cathari, the dualist Christian sect active in southern France during the 12th and 13th centuries who followed Albigensian beliefs.
“The Cathars were declared heretical by the Church and persecuted during the Albigensian Crusade.”
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Contains CHARS as a useful anagram, the TH combination narrows possibilities
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Worth 12 points, as a proper noun it is typically invalid in Scrabble, but CHARS is a valid anagram
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