Donatist
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Dōnātista, from Dōnātus, one of their leaders.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊnətɪst/, /ˈdɒnətɪst/
Noun
Donatist (plural Donatists)
- (Christianity, 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.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 211:
- 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 2010, p. 211:
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