donatism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Donatism
    n 1: 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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Donatism \Don"a*tism\, n. [Cf. F. Donatisme.] (Eccl. Hist.)
   The tenets of the Donatists.
   [1913 Webster]

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