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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