Donatist

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

/ ˈdɒn ə tɪst, ˈdoʊ nə- /

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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Donatist

Don·a·tism, nounDon·a·tis·tic, Don·a·tis·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby Donatist

donate, Donatello, Donath-Landsteiner phenomenon, donation, donation land, Donatist, donative, donatory, Donatus, Donau, Donbass

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Example sentences from the Web for Donatist

He reformed ecclesiastical discipline in Africa, rent by Arian factions and Donatist schismatics.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume IV|John Lord
The Donatist treatises have met with little attention from individual editors.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius Augustine
The Donatist controversy was known to me for some years, as has appeared already.
Apologia Pro Vita Sua|John Henry Cardinal Newman
A fourth part of the Donatist bishops followed the independent standard of the Maximianists.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon

Faustinus, a Donatist, his persecution of the Catholics, 353.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius Augustine

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

Derived forms of Donatist

Donatism, noun

Word Origin for Donatist

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

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单词	donatist
释义	Donatist [ don-uh-tist, doh-nuh- ] / ˈdɒn ə tɪst, ˈdoʊ nə- / 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 1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin Dōnātista;see Donatus, -ist OTHER WORDS FROM Donatist Don·a·tism, nounDon·a·tis·tic, Don·a·tis·ti·cal, adjective Words nearby Donatist donate, Donatello, Donath-Landsteiner phenomenon, donation, donation land, Donatist, donative, donatory, Donatus, Donau, Donbass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Donatist He reformed ecclesiastical discipline in Africa, rent by Arian factions and Donatist schismatics. Beacon Lights of History, Volume IV\|John Lord The Donatist treatises have met with little attention from individual editors. Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy\|Aurelius Augustine The Donatist controversy was known to me for some years, as has appeared already. Apologia Pro Vita Sua\|John Henry Cardinal Newman A fourth part of the Donatist bishops followed the independent standard of the Maximianists. The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire\|Edward Gibbon Faustinus, a Donatist, his persecution of the Catholics, 353. Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy\|Aurelius Augustine 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 Derived forms of Donatist Donatism, noun Word Origin for Donatist C15: from Late Latin Dōnātista a follower of Dōnātus, bishop of Carthage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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