Albigensianism

Al·bi·gen·ses  (lb-jnsz)

pl.n.

The members of a Catharist religious sect of southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries, exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition.

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[Medieval Latin Albignss, pl. of Albignsis, inhabitant of Albiga, Albi, a town of southern France where the sect was dominant.]

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Albi·gensian (-shn, -s-n) adj. & n.

Albi·gensian·ism n.

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Albigensianism

the beliefs and principles of an 11th-century Catharist sect of southern France, exterminated in the 13th century by order of Pope Innocent III. See Catharism. — Albigenses, n. pl. — Albigensian, n., adj.

See also: Heresy

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Albigensianism - a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition Catharism heresy, unorthodoxy - a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior