Catharism
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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
cathars
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～ a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism
catharsis
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～ purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
catharsis
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～ (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
Cathartes aura
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～ a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
cathartes
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～ type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
cathartic
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～ a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
Allamanda cathartica
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～ vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers
cathartid
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～ large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
Cathartidae
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～ condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
cathay
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～ a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Cathaya
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～ Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955; not yet cultivated elsewhere
cathedra
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～ a throne that is the official chair of a bishop
cathedral
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～ any large and important church
cathedral
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～ the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
cather
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～ United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)
Catherine
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～ empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
Catherine
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～ first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
catheter
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～ a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
catheterisation
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～ the operation of introducing a catheter into the body