Albigenses

American  

[al-bi-jen-seez] / ˌæl bɪˈdʒɛn siz /

plural noun

1. 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 AlbigensianCrusade and the Inquisition.

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Albigenses British  

/ ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsiːz /

plural noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Albigensian adjective
• Albigensianism noun

Etymology

Origin of Albigenses

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

Example Sentences

Prophet Miller seems to claim precedents in the Essenes, the Albigenses and the heretical underground of Hieronymus Bosch.

From Time Magazine Archive

In all essentials the doctrine of the Paulicians was identical with that of the Albigenses.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

He was afterwards engaged in the wars of the Albigenses, and on being accused of heresy his lands were given to Simon IV., count of Montfort.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

And it will be found that those who deny any tinge of Manicheism in the Albigenses, are equally confident as to the orthodoxy of the Paulicians.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

His son, also called Raimond, who succeeded him, published a declaration against the Albigenses, a.d.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary