Donatist
English
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin Dōnātista, from Dōnātus, one of their leaders.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDonatist (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, published 2010, page 211:
- Faced with petitions from the Donatists, in 311 Constantine made a decision of great significance for the future.