Donatism
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To add to the ignominy of the situation, Coleman apparently lifted the text of his bizarre concession announcement, in which he blamed feminism and name-checked Donatism, from a Facebook commenter called “John LeCoque.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2020
And, on the same model, heresies were named after their originators: Donatism and Arianism, for example.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Altogether, Donatism is a regionalist revindication, very strongly characterized.
From Saint Augustin by Vincent O'Sullivan
The turning-point in the history of Donatism was the Collatio, or conference, held at Carthage in 411.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer
He wrought such a union among the bishops of Africa that Donatism lost influence more and more, and finally disappeared.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
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