One of a group of Christians in fourth-century North Africa who broke away as a group after opposing the appointment of Caecilianus as Bishop of Carthage, and who disputed the validity of baptisms performed by others.
Origin
From Medieval Latin Dōnātista, from Dōnātus, one of their leaders.
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