Donatism


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Don·a·tist

(dŏn′ə-tĭst, dō′nə-)
n.
A member of a rigoristic, schismatic Christian sect, strongly opposed by Saint Augustine, that arose in North Africa in the fourth century ad and believed in sanctity as requisite for church membership and administration of all sacraments.
[Medieval Latin Donatista, after Donatus, fourth-century ad ecclesiastic and rival claimant of the bishopric of Carthage.]
Don′a·tism n.
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Donatism

a heretical cult in N. Africa during the 4th through 7th centuries that emphasized high morality and rebaptism as necessary for church mem-bership and considered invalid a sacrament celebrated by an immoral priest. — Donatist, n. — Donatistic, adj.
See also: Heresy
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Noun 1. Donatism - a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments
Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
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El obispo de Roma se nego a asistir y envio a dos legados, inaugurando una practica que ha perdurado hasta nuestros dias para situaciones similares, reservandose no obstante la decision final (Optato de Milevi, Contra Parmenianum donatistam, 1, 23-24), vease Timothy David BARNES, The Beginnings of Donatism, en Journal of Theological Studies, 26 (1975), pp.
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Ancient heresies also attempted to establish an elite class within the church, whether by virtue of a presumed "purity" (donatism) or a special knowledge and spiritual status (gnosticism).
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(85) Donatism was a heresy prominent in North Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries.
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