— Albigensian /al'bi jen"see euhn, -sheuhn/ , adj. , n. — Albigensianism , n.
/al'bi jen"seez/ , n.pl.
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 (Albigensian Crusade) and the Inquisition.
[ Albigenses, pl. of ALBIGENSIS, equiv. to Albig ( a ) ALBI + -ensis -ENSIS ]