donatism

Meanings

• noun

  A theological dispute in the Western Church in the 4th and 5th centuries over the nature of the Eucharist, with the Donatists holding that only clergy who have not committed any sin can validly administer the sacrament.

  - "Donatism was a major theological controversy in the early Christian church."
  - "The Donatist schism led to the division of the Western Church for several centuries."

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Variants

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Donatism , Donatisms , Donatist , Donatists

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Etymology

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From Latin donatismus, from donatus, given, from donare, to give.

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1. Donatism was a major theological controversy in the Western Church that lasted from the 4th to the 6th centuries.

2. The Donatist schism led to the division of the Western Church into the Catholic and Donatist branches.

3. The Donatist controversy began when a group of North African bishops, led by Donatus Magnus, refused to recognize the validity of the ordinations performed by a bishop named Caecilianus, who was accused of having been a slave.

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1. Sacrament: A Christian rite recognized as a means of grace, typically conferring spiritual and often physical benefits.

2. Eucharist: The Christian rite of communion in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed as the body and blood of Christ.

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Donatism is most notably known for its role in the history of the Western Church, specifically in the theological debates surrounding the nature of the Eucharist and the validity of sacraments administered by sinful clergy.

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