Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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;
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]
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