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Al•bi•gen•ses
Pronunciation: (al"bi-jen'sēz), [key]—
n.pl.
members of a Catharistic sect in the south of France that arose in the 11th century and was exterminated in the 13th century by a crusade
(Albigen'sian Crusade') and the Inquisition.
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