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Donatist

/ˈdəʊnətɪst/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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.

Etymology / origin

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

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