Donatist
[ don-uh-tist, doh-nuh- ]
noun
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
Origin of Donatist
1Other words from Donatist
- Don·a·tism, noun
- Don·a·tis·tic, Don·a·tis·ti·cal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for Donatist
Donatist
/ (ˈdəʊnətɪst) /
noun
a member of a schismatic heretical Christian sect originating in N Africa in 311 ad, that maintained that it alone constituted the true church
Origin of Donatist
1C15: from Late Latin Dōnātista a follower of Dōnātus, bishop of Carthage
Derived forms of Donatist
- Donatism, noun
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