Donatus
Americannoun
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early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group.
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Aelius. 4th century a.d., Roman grammarian.
noun
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Auelius (ˈiːlɪəs). 4th century ad , Latin grammarian, who taught Saint Jerome; his textbook Ars Grammatica was used throughout the Middle Ages
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4th century ad , bishop of Carthage; leader of the Donatists, a heretical Christian sect originating in N Africa in 311 a.d
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This caused a huge rift in the North African Christian community that became known as the Donatist controversy, named after a Carthaginian bishop named Donatus who led the movement.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Uchegbulam was born in Lagos and grew up in Italy after his parents, Donatus and Gloria, moved to Venice when he was one.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023
Fathers John Mark Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas were abducted in the town of Lere after they arrived for a parish function at Christ the King Catholic Church, Yadin Garu, the diocese said.
From Reuters • Jul. 16, 2022
Donatus Okeke, a full-time shopper who began working for Instacart after he was laid off from his job during the pandemic, struggled to convince Instacart to remove low ratings he says he doesn’t deserve.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2020
Pope Honorius III., his immediate successor, went so far in this matter as to depose a bishop who had not read Donatus, the popular grammarian of the time.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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