"Donatism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Eponym, Donatus Magnus + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Donatism (uncountable)
  1. (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion. Wikipedia link: Donatus Magnus Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Catholicism, Christianity Related terms: Donatist Translations (Christian belief): donatisme [masculine] (Catalan), donatisme [neuter] (Dutch), donatisme [masculine] (French), donatismo [masculine] (Galician), Donatismus [masculine] (German), donatismo [masculine] (Italian), donatyzm [masculine] (Polish), donatismo [masculine] (Portuguese), донатизм (donatizm) [masculine] (Russian), донатѝзам [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), donatìzam [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), donatismo [masculine] (Spanish), donatism [common-gender] (Swedish)
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