perfecti

plural noun

per·​fec·​ti

pə(r)ˈfekˌtī,

-ˌtē

: members of the most extreme and ascetic class constituting the elite of various religious sects (as the Cathari or the Manichaeans)

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin, plural of perfectus perfect

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