ALBIGENSES


Meaning of ALBIGENSES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌal-bə-ˈjen-ˌsēz ]

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 -ˈjen(t)-shən, -ˈjen(t)-sē-ən adjective or noun

• Al·bi·gen·sian·ism -shə-ˌni-zəm, -sē-ə-ˌ noun

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