Albigenses

[ al-bi-jen-seez ]

/ ˌæl bɪˈdʒɛn siz /

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plural noun

members of a Catharistic sect in the south of France that arose in the 11th century and was exterminated in the 13th century by a crusade (Albigensian Crusade ) and the Inquisition.

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Origin of Albigenses

<Medieval Latin Albīgēnsēs, plural of Albīgēnsis, equivalent to Albīg(a) Albi + -ēnsis-ensis

OTHER WORDS FROM Albigenses

Al·bi·gen·si·an

[al-bi-jen-see-uhn, -shuhn], /ˌæl bɪˈdʒɛn si ən, -ʃən/, adjective, nounAl·bi·gen·si·an·ism, noun

Words nearby Albigenses

Albertus Magnus, Albertville, albertype, albescent, Albi, Albigenses, albinism, albino, Albinoni, albinotic, Albinus

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How to use Albigenses in a sentence

The art of printing came to the aid of the opposition begun by the Vaudois and the Albigenses.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
It was amongst the nobles of Languedoc that the Albigenses found their principal support.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
This is not the same Simon de Montfort as the leader of the crusades against the Albigenses, but his son.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
In this state of mind he chanced to light upon a book written by one of the teachers of the Albigenses, or French Protestants.
Wieland; or The Transformation|Charles Brockden Brown

So spake not the pontiffs of Rome when they waded in the blood of the Vaudois and Albigenses.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

British Dictionary definitions for Albigenses

Albigenses

/ (ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsiːz) /

pl n

members of a Manichean sect that flourished in S France from the 11th to the 13th century

Derived forms of Albigenses

Albigensian, adjectiveAlbigensianism, noun

Word Origin for Albigenses

from Medieval Latin: inhabitants of Albi, from Albiga Albi

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