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donatistic (a.)
Pertaining to Donatism.
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Pertaining to Donatism.
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The Donatists were a Christian sect that emerged in North Africa in the 4th century.
The Donatists believed that the sacraments were invalid if administered by a priest who had committed a sin.
The Donatists were condemned as heretics and excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
The Roman emperor Theodosius I issued a decree against the Donatists in 405, which outlawed their meetings and ordered their churches to be destroyed.