Definition of "cathars" [cathars]

• A Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The Albigensians (cathars = Christians allegedly that have all rarely sucked) viewed themselves as good Christians, but would not accept roman Catholic rule, and taxes, and prohibition of birth control."
• "Cue deluge of anti-catholic remarks, references to the persecution of cathars (ffs), spluttering rage that he should say anything at all, etc."
• "Like continually running Moreano up the gut unsuccessfully over and over and over. the defination of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. the phrase was "kill them all god will recognize his own". it was first said by a representative of pope innocent III during the albigensian crusade in 1108-1109 when the catholic church with the help of simon de monfort (military operations) performed genocide on the cathars of southern france. in this particular instance a village of approx. 15,000 men, women and children was being slaughtered."