Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The doctrines of the Donatists.
Wiktionary
- n. Christianity An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Eccl. Hist.) The tenets of the Donatists.
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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
Etymologies
- Eponym, Donatus Magnus + -ism (Wiktionary)
Examples
“donatism," or a constant expression of the theological or pastoral reality of Matthew 25.”
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reesetee That wouldn't be a bad act to follow, would it? :-) Oct 16, 2008
chained_bear This word always reminds me of my grandfather, whose name was Donato. Oct 16, 2008
bilby Ha, and I thought I was piffling again! I love it when life imitates piffle :-) Oct 16, 2008
reesetee I've found my people.
Wait...is there a sect for chocolate-covered pretzel worshipers? (The pretzels are covered in chocolate, not the worshipers.) Oct 16, 2008
vanishedone Walk this way.
Actually, that's just the first of quite a lot of Google results for donutism. Oct 16, 2008
reesetee *wants to join the donutism sect* Oct 15, 2008
bilby Eventually gave way to donutism where only those who espoused the Gospel of Fried Goodness were allowed to administer the sacrements. Oct 15, 2008