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

• Albigensianism
  noun
• Albigensian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Albigenses

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

Example Sentences

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Albigenses

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

From Time Magazine Archive

If we look over the histories of the Albigenses, we find many instances of their defensive resisting their oppressing superiors.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields

The Armenians were no more precariously situated than the Albigenses under Innocent III.

From San Crist?bal de la Habana by Joseph Hergesheimer

This distinction is thoroughly Manichean, and leaves no doubt as to the origin of the Albigenses.

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

At this time also the internal crusades against the Waldenses and Albigenses in southern France had powerfully extended the royal flag.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield