Albigensianism (n)
Catharism (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries
def characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil)
def was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
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Hypernym Christianity, Christian religion; heresy, unorthodoxy
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) Albigensian → Albigensianism
Hyponym heresy, unorthodoxy; Christianity, Christian religion

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