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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DONATIST

From Late Latin Dōnātista a follower of Dōnātus, bishop of Carthage.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DONATIST

Donatist  [ˈdəʊnətɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DONATIST

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Donatist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DONATIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Donatist

Donatism

Donatism was a Christian sect within the Roman province of Africa that flourished in the fourth and fifth centuries among Berber Christians. Donatism had its roots in the social pressures among the long-established Christian community of Roman North Africa, during the persecutions of Christians under Diocletian. The Donatists were members of a schismatic church not in communion with the churches of the rest of Early Christianity in Late Antiquity. Donatism was an indirect outcome of Diocletian's persecutions. The governor of Africa had been lenient towards the large Christian minority under his rule during the persecutions. He was satisfied when Christians handed over their Scriptures as a token repudiation of their faith. Some Christians acceded to this convenient action. When the persecutions came to an end, however, they were branded traditores, "those who handed over" by the zealous, mostly from the poorer classes. Like the Novatianist schism of the previous century, the Donatists were rigorists, holding that the church must be a church of "saints," not "sinners," and that sacraments, such as baptism, administered by traditores were invalid.

Definition of Donatist in the English dictionary

The definition of Donatist in the dictionary is a member of a schismatic heretical Christian sect originating in N Africa in 311 ad, that maintained that it alone constituted the true church.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DONATIST


anaesthetist
əˈniːsθətɪst
anesthetist
əˈnɛsθətɪst
automatist
ɔːˈtɒmətɪst
corporatist
ˈkɔːpərətɪst
diplomatist
dɪˈpləʊmətɪst
dogmatist
ˈdɒɡmətɪst
dramatist
ˈdræmətɪst
egotist
ˈiːɡətɪst
emanatist
ˈɛmənətɪst
geomagnetist
ˌdʒiːəʊˈmæɡnətɪst
hypnotist
ˈhɪpnətɪst
melodramatist
ˌmɛləˈdræmətɪst
nepotist
ˈnepətɪst
numismatist
njuːˈmɪzmətɪst
odonatist
əʊˈdɒnətɪst
paleomagnetist
ˌpælɪəʊˈmæɡnətɪst
pragmatist
ˈpræɡmətɪst
separatist
ˈsɛpərətɪst
Suprematist
sʊˈpremətɪst
thanatist
ˈθænətɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DONATIST

Dona
donah
Donald
Donar
donary
donatary
donate
Donatello
donation
Donatism
donatistic
donatistical
donative
donator
donatory
Donatus
Donau
Donbas
Donbass
Doncaster

WORDS THAT END LIKE DONATIST

artist
bureaucratist
chrematist
contemplatist
defeatist
emblematist
epigrammatist
etatist
grammatist
lipogrammatist
pancratist
panspermatist
paragrammatist
prelatist
privatist
Socratist
somatist
speculatist
statist
systematist
theorematist

Synonyms and antonyms of Donatist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Donatist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DONATIST

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The translations of Donatist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Donatist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Donatist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

donatista
570 millions of speakers

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Donatist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Donatist
380 millions of speakers
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Donatist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

донатист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

donatista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Donatist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

donatiste
220 millions of speakers

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Donatis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Donatist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Donatist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도나투스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Donatist
85 millions of speakers
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Donatist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Donatist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Donatist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Donatist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

donatista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Donatist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

донатистами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

donatistă
30 millions of speakers
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Donatist
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Donatist
14 millions of speakers
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Donatist
10 millions of speakers
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Donatist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Donatist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DONATIST»

The term «Donatist» is normally little used and occupies the 127.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DONATIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Donatist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DONATIST»

Discover the use of Donatist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Donatist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Donatist Martyr Stories: The Church in Conflict in Roman ...
With this volume, Donatism regains its voice and its hagiography is available in English for the first time.
Maureen A. Tilley, 1996
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The Bible in Christian North Africa: The Donatist World
In today's demands for moral absolutes, the puritanism of early Christian Donatists is reflected. Maureen A. Tilley's study gives new insight into the Donatist church by focusing attention on the surviving Donatist controversies.
Maureen A. Tilley
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The Letters of Petilian, The Donatist
THE. LETTERS. OF. PETILIAN,. THE. DONATIST,. BISHOP OF CIRTA Written c. 400 A.D., some say 398 A.D., but Augustin places it some time after the treatise on Baptism: Retractt. Bk. ii. xxv. From the same, we gather the following points as  ...
St. Augustin
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Church History: Twenty Centuries of Catholic Christianity
The Donatist bishops returned from exile, and among them was a man of great intellectual ability and spiritual stature, Parmenian, who became Donatist bishop of Carthage. He was a man of moderation and a fine speaker, and under his ...
John C. Dwyer, 1998
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The Idea of the Antichrist: Tyconius the Donatist and Adso ...
Consequently, certain passages from the Bible were interpreted literally or allegorically, but common ground was established in understanding the Book of Daniel and the Revelation of John, which were seen as good examples of eschatological ...
Marijana Vukovic, 2010
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Saint Augustine and the Donatist Controversy
This detailed study gives a convincing picture of an interesting phase in North African nationalism, and illustrates how significant was the controversy in forcing Augustine to formulate his doctrines of the Church, the relations between ...
Geoffrey G. Willis, 2005
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Augustine as Mentor: A Model for Preparing Spiritual Leaders
Apart from encouraging the seizure of Donatist property and consenting to a modest punishment for the circumcellions, Augustine's primary aim was to educate the Donatists.409 copies of the conference's acts were placed on the walls of the ...
Edward L. Smither, 2009
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The Church of the Living God: A Reformed Perspective
This incident is sometimes referred to as the Donatist controversy. The Donatist controversy raised the question, "What is the connection between grace and perfection, or between the unity and the holiness of the church?"10 In Africa in the ...
Wallace M. Alston, 2002
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Donatist: Donatus Magnus, Berber People, Schism (religion), ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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The Contours of Donatism: Theological and Ideological ...
It has been tempting for many historians of fourth century North Africa to view the Donatist church as a monolithic movement. This is not, however, an accurate picture.
Jesse Hoover, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DONATIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Donatist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Book Notice: Christianity in Roman Africa
Its a great amalgam of literary and archaeological evidence about the Donatist controversy, Decian and Diocletian persecutions, and church ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
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Milt Hankins: Humans' mistakes show God can err
"In the name of Christianity, millions were tortured to death during the Arian, Donatist and Albigensian heresies . In 1492 in Spain, "following an ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Mar 15»
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Obama's fight against the Ideology-With-No-Name
They don't, any more than Christians care what Muslims think about the Donatist controversy. It is Muslim leaders who must do this, and it is the ... «Catholic World Report, Feb 15»
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Bishops release synod reflection documents
The Church in North Africa was ruptured in the early fourth century by the Donatist heresy. St Augustine spoke against this heresy in the ... «Catholic Herald Online, Dec 14»
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Insight from a fourth-century crisis
I'm thinking about the Donatist controversy these days because I see a relevance to the Synod of Bishops on the family and the current ... «National Catholic Reporter, Nov 14»
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Doubt Douthat's Donatist Precipice
Ross Douthat's “The Pope and Precipice” has received plenty of attention of late. Rod Dreher presents it as an insightful piece and even invents ... «Patheos, Oct 14»
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The Church's Geopolitical Chess Strategy
... of God's Maternal Thinking for Theology · Doubt Douthat's Donatist Precipice » ... Doubt Douthat's Donatist Precipice ». About Artur Rosman. «Patheos, Oct 14»
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An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed
Or ponder the fierce arguments among North African bishops during the Donatist controversy. Or look into the quarrel between Bishop Cyprian ... «Aleteia, Oct 14»
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Theology and misconduct
But ever since the church settled the Donatist controversy in the early fifth century, the church has agreed that such gifts can and should be received. Reading ... «The Christian Century, Aug 14»
10
Learning from the Saints
I am a Donatist!” It was just one of many insights from the saints that brought me into the full light of the Catholic faith. LOPEZ: How did you go ... «National Review Online, Dec 13»

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