endura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fast or series of privations undertaken by the Cathars to purify the soul, often resulting in death.

Pronunciation

/ɛnˈdjʊɹə/

Word forms

endura enduras

Etymology

From New Latin endūra, from Old Occitan endurar (“to fast, endure”).

Related words

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