ALBIGENSES


Meaning of ALBIGENSES in English

ˌalbəˈjenˌsēz noun plural

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Medieval Latin, plural of Albigensis, literally, inhabitant of Albi, from Albiga (Albi), France + Latin -ensis -ese

: members of a Catharistic sect of southern France that arose in the 11th century and was exterminated in the 13th century through the influence of Pope Innocent III and the Inquisition

• al·bi·gen·sian |albə|jenchən.-en(t)sēən adjective or noun , usually capitalized

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