Donatist

[ don-uh-tist, doh-nuh- ]

noun
  1. 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

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin Dōnātista;see Donatus, -ist

Other 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
  1. 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

1
C15: from Late Latin Dōnātista a follower of Dōnātus, bishop of Carthage

Derived forms of Donatist

  • Donatism, noun

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