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Explore Donatists through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Donatists in a sentence

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Donatists | Donatist

Donatists meaning

plural of Donatist

Using Donatists

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Donatist
  • In the example corpus, donatists often appears in combinations such as: the donatists, donatists in.

Context around Donatists

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

although 1× asked 1×

Sentence patterns with Donatists

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

about the donatists in her 1× and the donatists asked constantine 1× catholics and donatists were a 1× to be donatists although some 1× to the donatists in her 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

christian berbers tended 1× domestic religious tensions 1× maureen a tilley 1× the african bishops 1× tilley discusses tertullian 1×

Common sentence endings:

christian north africa 2× berbers were catholic 1× in the dispute 1× their african state 1×

Words around Donatists

Just before it in the word index:

donatist 4 donatism 3 donations 3.585 donation 2.082 donating 607 donati 15

Just after it in the word index:

donative 3 donato 51 donator 2 donators 5 donatus 11 donau 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Donatists

  • In this selection, "donatists" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, although and asked stand out and add context to how "donatists" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the donatists in her and and the donatists asked constantine. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "donatists" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with donatists

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Christian Berbers tended to be Donatists, although some more assimilated Berbers were Catholic. (13 words)

Tilley discusses Tertullian as a predecessor to the Donatists, in her The Bible in Christian North Africa. (17 words)

Maureen A. Tilley has questioned many traditional assumptions about the Donatists, in her The Bible in Christian North Africa. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Domestic religious tensions A denarius of the reign of Hilderic Differences between the Arian Vandals and their Trinitarian subjects (including both Catholics and Donatists ) were a constant source of tension in their African state. (34 words)

The African bishops could not come to terms and the Donatists asked Constantine to act as a judge in the dispute. (21 words)

Maureen A. Tilley has questioned many traditional assumptions about the Donatists, in her The Bible in Christian North Africa. (19 words)

Example sentences (5)

Christian Berbers tended to be Donatists, although some more assimilated Berbers were Catholic.

Domestic religious tensions A denarius of the reign of Hilderic Differences between the Arian Vandals and their Trinitarian subjects (including both Catholics and Donatists ) were a constant source of tension in their African state.

Maureen A. Tilley has questioned many traditional assumptions about the Donatists, in her The Bible in Christian North Africa.

The African bishops could not come to terms and the Donatists asked Constantine to act as a judge in the dispute.

Tilley discusses Tertullian as a predecessor to the Donatists, in her The Bible in Christian North Africa.

Common combinations with donatists

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "donatists" in a sentence?
An example: "Christian Berbers tended to be Donatists, although some more assimilated Berbers were Catholic." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "donatists" from authentic English texts.
What does "donatists" mean?
Donatists means: plural of Donatist
How many example sentences with "donatists" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "donatists", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.