donatist in English
noun
1
a member of a schismatic Christian group in North Africa, formed in 311, who held that only those living a blameless life belonged in the Church. They survived until the 7th century.
Not far from his mind was his battle with the schismatic Donatists , whose vision of a pure Church led them to cut themselves off from the sometimes faithless impurity of others who claimed the name Christian.
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