albigensianism
/ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsiənɪzəm/
noun
- The religious beliefs and practices of the Albigenses, a Christian group in southern France during the 11th–13th centuries that was considered heretical by the Catholic Church.
- The spread of Albigensianism in medieval France led to the Albigensian Crusade.
- Historians study Albigensianism to understand medieval religious dissent and the Church's response.
- Albigensianism taught that the material world was created by an evil god, while the spiritual world was created by a good god.
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