| albigenses | (n) a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism, Syn. Cathars, Cathari |
| albigensian | (adj) of or relating to Albigenses or Albigensianism |
| albigensianism | (n) a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition, Syn. Catharism |