n.
Pronunciation: ˌ al-b ə - ' jen- ˌ s ē z
Function: noun plural
Etymology: Medieval Latin, plural of Albigensis, literally, inhabitant of Albi, from Albiga (Albi), France
Date: 1580
: members of a Catharistic sect of southern France flourishing primarily in the 12th and 13th centuries
– Al · bi · gen · sian \ - ' jen(t)-sh ə n, - ' jen(t)-s ē - ə n \ adjective or noun
– Al · bi · gen · sian · ism \ -sh ə - ˌ ni-z ə m, -s ē - ə - ˌ \ noun