Donatist is an English word with synonyms like christianity or disciple. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Donatist meaning
One of a group of Christians in fourth-century North Africa who broke away as a group after opposing the appointment of Caecilianus as Bishop of Carthage, and who disputed the validity of baptisms performed by others.
Synonyms of Donatist
Using Donatist
- The main meaning on this page is: One of a group of Christians in fourth-century North Africa who broke away as a group after opposing the appointment of Caecilianus as Bishop of Carthage, and who disputed the validity of baptisms performed by others.
- Useful related words include: christianity, christian religion, disciple, adherent.
- In the example corpus, donatist often appears in combinations such as: the donatist.
Context around Donatist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Donatist
- In this selection, "donatist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, confiscate, send, church, clergy and sect stand out and add context to how "donatist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include petilian the donatist bishop of and the donatist schismatics set. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "donatist" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with donatist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In Answer to the Letters of Petilian, the Donatist, Bishop of Cirta (3 books). (14 words)
In 317 Constantine issued an edict to confiscate Donatist church property and to send Donatist clergy into exile. (18 words)
The Donatist schismatics set up parallel churches in order to practice a ritual purity not required by the Catholic Church. (20 words)
Ecclesiology seeAlso St. Augustine by Carlo Crivelli Augustine developed his doctrine of the Church principally in reaction to the Donatist sect. (21 words)
The Donatist schismatics set up parallel churches in order to practice a ritual purity not required by the Catholic Church. (20 words)
In 317 Constantine issued an edict to confiscate Donatist church property and to send Donatist clergy into exile. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
In 317 Constantine issued an edict to confiscate Donatist church property and to send Donatist clergy into exile.
Ecclesiology seeAlso St. Augustine by Carlo Crivelli Augustine developed his doctrine of the Church principally in reaction to the Donatist sect.
In Answer to the Letters of Petilian, the Donatist, Bishop of Cirta (3 books).
The Donatist schismatics set up parallel churches in order to practice a ritual purity not required by the Catholic Church.
Common combinations with donatist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: