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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The beliefs of the Albigenses. uncountable
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abstinenceausteritycatharismerrorfallacyfasting

Etymology

From Albigensian + -ism.

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