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1. (n.) Donatist
a member of a Christian sect that developed in N Africa in a .d . 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML Dōnātista < LL Dōnāt(us) a Numidian bishop and Donatist leader)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) Donatist
an adherent of Donatism
2. (adj) Donatist
of or relating to Donatism
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1. (noun) donatist
a follower of Donatus, the leader of a body of North African schismatics and purists, who greatly disturbed the church in the 4th century. They claimed to be the true church
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