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ALBIGENSES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Albigenses mean? 

ALBIGENSES (noun)
  The noun ALBIGENSES has 1 sense:

1. a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianismplay

  Familiarity information: ALBIGENSES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALBIGENSES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Albigenses; Cathari; Cathars

Hypernyms ("Albigenses" is a kind of...):

religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Derivation:

Albigensian (of or relating to Albigenses or Albigensianism)


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