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Donatists

Donatists is the plural of Donatist.

Meaning of Donatist

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

Questions about Donatists

What is Donatists the plural of?
Donatists is the plural of Donatist.

Words near Donatists in the dictionary

  1. donationware
  2. Donatism
  3. Donatist
  4. Donatistic
  5. Donatistical
  6. Donatists
  7. donative
  8. donatively
  9. donatives
  10. Donato
  11. donator

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