Definition of Albigenses

1. Noun. A Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism.

Exact synonyms: Cathari, Cathars
Generic synonyms: Religious Order, Religious Sect, Sect
Derivative terms: Albigensian

Definition of Albigenses

1. n. pl. A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries.

Definition of Albigenses

1. Proper noun. The inhabitants of Albi, a city in southern France. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Albigenses

Albert chains
Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi
Alberta
Alberta clipper
Alberta clippers
Albertan
Albertans
Alberti
Albertina
Albertine
Alberto Giacometti
Alberts
Albertville
Albi
Albie
Albigenses
Albigensian
Albigensianism
Albin
Albina
Albini's nodules
Albino Luciano
Albinus' muscle
Albion
Albireo
Albizia julibrissin
Albizia lebbeck
Albizia saman
Albizzia julibrissin
Albizzia lebbeck

Literary usage of Albigenses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Spanish Literature by George Ticknor (1863)
"III. pp. lore of the war of the albigenses, and 27, etc., with Millot, Hist. ... Litt. de la albigenses is equally notorious. Histoire France, Tom. XV. p. ..."

2. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1890)
"The immediate cause of Dominic's action was massacre of heretics in France, the albigenses. The albigenses were an offshoot from a strong growth of ..."

3. Manual of Universal Church History by Johannes Baptist Alzog (1876)
"In moral character they were superior to all other heretical sects, such as the albigenses and Paulicians. They were at first governed by bishops of their ..."

4. History of Congregationalism from about A.D. 250 to the Present Time in by George Punchard (1865)
"Are the Waldenses and albigenses the same sect under different names ? or are ... Wad- dington thinks successfully — that the albigenses held many opinions ..."

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