Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endura

/ɛnˈdjʊɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: en-dura
IPA: /ɛnˈdjʊɹə/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"There was a particularly horrible travesty of extreme unction called the ‘endura’."
"Guillemette was consoled by the Good Men and went through the endura, the Cathars' purifying death-fast."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: endūra, endurar

Inflected Forms

enduras (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

endurance endure

Questions

How do you pronounce endura?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈdjʊɹə/.
What does endura mean?: A fast or series of privations undertaken by the Cathars to purify the soul, often resulting in death.
Where does endura come from?: From New Latin endūra, from Old Occitan endurar (“to fast, endure”).

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