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Authors: Adriana Koulias

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Tonsure – The shaving of the
hair leaving a circle on top of the head, symbolising the crown of thorns.

Trencavel – Hereditary Counts
of Beziers. This family was involved in the Cathar heresies of Languedoc.

Transept – The transverse arms
of a church making the shape of a cross.

Waldensians – Followers of Peter Waldo of Lyons. They shunned
wealth and criticised the church for its affluence and decadence. They believed
that corrupt bishops and priests should not give the sacrament. They were
condemned by the church and suffered persecution.

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