Al·bi·gen·ses ( l b -j n s z)pl.n. The members of a Catharist religious sect of southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries, exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition. [Medieval Latin Albig nss, pl. of Albignsis, inhabitant of Albiga, Albi, a town of southern France where the sect was dominant.]Al bi·gensian (-shn, -s-n) adj. & n.Al bi·gensian·ism n. |
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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| Noun | 1. | 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 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 |
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