Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun albigensianism

1 sense of albigensianism

Sense 1
Albigensianism, Catharism -- (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)
       => Christianity, Christian religion -- (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
       => heresy, unorthodoxy -- (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)