Albigenses

[ al-bi-jen-seez ]

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 (Albigensian Crusade ) and the Inquisition.

Origin of Albigenses

1
<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, noun
  • Al·bi·gen·si·an·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for Albigenses

Albigenses

/ (ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsiːz) /


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

Origin of Albigenses

1
from Medieval Latin: inhabitants of Albi, from Albiga Albi

Derived forms of Albigenses

  • Albigensian, adjective
  • Albigensianism, noun

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