Albigenses
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.
Origin of Albigenses
1Other words from Albigenses
- Al·bi·gen·si·an [al-bi-jen-see-uhn, -shuhn], /ˌæl bɪˈdʒɛn si ən, -ʃən/, adjective, noun
- Al·bi·gen·si·an·ism, noun
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How to use Albigenses in a sentence
The art of printing came to the aid of the opposition begun by the Vaudois and the Albigenses.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacIt was amongst the nobles of Languedoc that the Albigenses found their principal support.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. WebsterThis is not the same Simon de Montfort as the leader of the crusades against the Albigenses, but his son.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsIn this state of mind he chanced to light upon a book written by one of the teachers of the Albigenses, or French Protestants.
Wieland; or The Transformation | Charles Brockden BrownSo spake not the pontiffs of Rome when they waded in the blood of the Vaudois and Albigenses.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2 | J. H. Merle D'Aubign
British Dictionary definitions for Albigenses
/ (ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsiːz) /
members of a Manichean sect that flourished in S France from the 11th to the 13th century
Origin of Albigenses
1Derived forms of Albigenses
- Albigensian, adjective
- Albigensianism, noun
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