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 AlbigensianCrusade and the Inquisition.

Albigenses

/ ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsiːz /

plural noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌAlbiˈgensianism, noun
• ˌAlbiˈgensian, adjective

Other Words From

• Al·bi·gen·si·an [al-bi-, jen, -see-, uh, n, -sh, uh, n], adjective noun
• Albi·gensi·an·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Albigenses¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Albigenses¹

from Medieval Latin: inhabitants of Albi, from Albiga Albi

Example Sentences

The art of printing came to the aid of the opposition begun by the Vaudois and the Albigenses.

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It was amongst the nobles of Languedoc that the Albigenses found their principal support.

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This is not the same Simon de Montfort as the leader of the crusades against the Albigenses, but his son.

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In this state of mind he chanced to light upon a book written by one of the teachers of the Albigenses, or French Protestants.

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So spake not the pontiffs of Rome when they waded in the blood of the Vaudois and Albigenses.

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