Term
Albigenses
An eleventh- to thirteenth-century heretical sect with doctrinal emphases resembling Gnostic and Manichaean heresies.
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Definition
A heretical sect of the 11th to the 13th century, with doctrinal emphasis resembling those of the Gnostic and Manichaean heresies of the early church.
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- BogomilsTerm
- Influenced
- Dominican OrderTerm
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 14Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 14.
Last revised August 14, 2026