Thesaurus: albigeois
A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries.
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- n. pl. A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries.
- A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries. Note: The Albigenses were a branch of the Catharists (the pure). They were exterminated by crusades and the Inquisition. They were distinct from the Waldenses.