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Albigensian

Albigensian

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Relating to the Albigenses, a Christian group in the Middle Ages rejected by the Catholic Church
  • adjective
  • /ˌæl.bɪˈdʒɛn.ʃən/
  • Literature
: albigensiano
  • The Albigensian heresy was seen as a significant threat to the religious unity of Europe during the 13th century.

Examples

  • Many theologians studied Albigensian doctrines to understand the religious conflicts of the medieval era.

  • In 1208, Pope Innocent III declared war, in the form of the Albigensian Crusade, against the vegetarian infidels, and tens of thousands were slaughtered in defense of carnivorous Christianity.

    Academic text (2000)

  • So it's a way to try to provide arguments for anyone who might encounter, say, a Jew or a Muslim or a Pagan or an Albigensian or whoever, right?

  • The Albigensian movement promoted beliefs that challenged the authority of the Catholic Church.

Surface Forms

Albigensian positive

Etymology

The word Albigensian comes from the town Albi in southern France and the same adjective ending you see in Parisian. So Albigensian means 'from Albi' and is used for the people and religious ideas from that area, especially a movement in the Middle Ages that the Catholic Church called a 'heresy'.