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Donatist

UK/ˈdəʊnətɪst/

Donatist noun: one of a group of Christians in fourth-century North Africa who broke away as a group after opposing the appointment of Caecilianus as Bishop of Carthage, and who disputed the validity of baptisms performed by others.

Noun

Donatist (plural Donatists)

  1. (historical) One of a group of Christians in fourth-century North Africa who broke away as a group after opposing the appointment of Caecilianus as Bishop of Carthage, and who disputed the validity of baptisms performed by others.
    • Faced with petitions from the Donatists, in 311 Constantine made a decision of great significance for the future.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 211

Forms of Donatist

pluralDonatists

Origin of Donatist

From Medieval Latin Dōnātista, from Dōnātus, one of their leaders.

Questions about Donatist

What does Donatist mean?
Donatist means one of a group of Christians in fourth-century North Africa who broke away as a group after opposing the appointment of Caecilianus as Bishop of Carthage, and who disputed the validity of baptisms performed by others.
What part of speech is Donatist?
Donatist is a noun.
How do you pronounce Donatist?
Donatist is pronounced /ˈdəʊnətɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of Donatist?
The plural of Donatist is Donatists.

Words near Donatist in the dictionary

  1. donationes inter vivos
  2. donationes mortis causa
  3. donations
  4. donationware
  5. Donatism
  6. Donatist
  7. Donatistic
  8. Donatistical
  9. Donatists
  10. donative
  11. donatively

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