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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. F.

Donatisme

(Eccl. Hist.)

The tenets of the Donatists.

Noun.

The doctrines of the Donatists.

donatism ‎(uncountable)

(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.

Christian belief