donatist

Meanings

• noun

  A member of a Christian sect in North Africa during the 4th and 5th centuries, who opposed the merging of the churches under the authority of the Bishop of Rome.

  - "The Donatist Church refused to recognize the authority of the Bishop of Rome."
  - "Donatist theology emphasized the importance of the purity of the clergy."

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Variants

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Donatism , Donatisms , Donatist , Donatists

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Etymology

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Derived from the name Donatus, a bishop who was a leader of the Donatist movement.

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Trivia

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1. The Donatist Church was named after Donatus, a bishop who was a leader of the movement.

2. The Donatist Church was suppressed by the Roman Empire in the 5th century.

3. The Donatist Church was a major rival to Arianism in North Africa during the 4th and 5th centuries.

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1. Arianism: A heresy that denied the divinity of Jesus Christ, which was a major rival to Donatism in North Africa during the 4th and 5th centuries.

2. Catholic Church: The Christian Church that emerged as the dominant form of Christianity in the Roman Empire, which the Donatist Church opposed.

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Culture

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The Donatist movement was a significant religious and political force in North Africa during the late Roman Empire. Donatists opposed the merging of the various Christian churches under the authority of the Bishop of Rome, and they emphasized the importance of the purity of the clergy. The Donatist Church was suppressed by the Roman Empire in the 5th century.

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