About The Word Albigenses
Learn about the word Albigenses to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Albigenses definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Albigenses
| Albigenses Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Albigenses?Synonyms | Synonyms for Albigenses: Related Terms | Find terms related to Albigenses: See Also | Albigenses In Webster's Dictionary \Al`bi*gen"ses\, Albigeois \Al`bi`geois"\, n. pl.
[From Albi and Albigeois, a town and its district in the
south of France, in which the sect abounded.] (Eccl. Hist.)
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Mill-hand ‐ a workman in a mill…
- Angularity ‐ the property possessed by a shape that has angles [n] a shape…
- Seasonably ‐ at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [adv] in…
- Nabalus ‐ genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes…
- Invigilation ‐ (British) keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent…
- Drop line ‐ a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines…
- Rave-up ‐ (British) a raucous…
- Oregon ‐ a state in northwestern United States on…
- Kinaesthesis ‐ the ability to feel movements of the…
- Sewed ‐ fastened…