Donatism

/ˈdoʊnətɪzəm/ noun

Definition

A religious movement in early Christianity that argued priests who had sinned were not valid, challenging the Catholic church's authority.

Etymology

From Donatus, a 4th-century Christian bishop in North Africa, plus -ism (a system or doctrine). The movement began around 313 CE as a response to clergy who had compromised during Roman persecution.

Kelly Says

Donatism was Christianity's first big 'who gets to decide what's holy' fight—Donatists said a sinful priest couldn't do real miracles, and the Church said that's not how it works, sparking centuries of conflict!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዶናትነት
do-na-t-net
ARالعربية
الادانatism
al-idānātism
BNবাংলা
দোনাতিজম
do-na-ti-jom
CACatalà
donatisme
do-na-tee-sme
CSČeština
donatismus
do-na-ti-mus
DADansk
donatisme
do-na-tee-sme
DEDeutsch
Donatismus
do-na-tee-muhs
ELΕλληνικά
δονατισμός
donatismos
ESEspañol
donatismo
don-ah-tee-smo
FAفارسی
دوناتیسم
do-na-tee-sism
FISuomi
donatismus
do-na-ti-muhs
FRFrançais
donatisme
don-ah-tee-zme
GUGU
દોનાટિઝમ
do-na-ti-zm
HAHA
donatism
do-na-ti-zm
HEעברית
דונאטיסמוס
do-na-tis-mos
HIहिन्दी
दोनतवाद
do-na-ta-vaad
HUMagyar
donatizmus
do-na-ti-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
donatisme
do-na-tee-sme
IGIG
donatism
do-na-ti-zm
ITItaliano
donatismo
do-na-tee-smo
JA日本語
ドナティズム
donati-zumu
KKKK
донатизм
do-na-tizm
KMKM
តន្ត្រា
ton-tra
KO한국어
도나티즘
do-na-ti-jeum
MRMR
दोनटवाद
do-na-ta-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
donatisme
do-na-tee-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါနပ်တေး
da-na-pet-tay
NLNederlands
donatisme
do-na-tee-sme
NONorsk
donatisme
do-na-tee-sme
PAPA
ਦੋਨਾਟਿਜਮ
do-na-ti-zm
PLPolski
donatyzm
do-na-tizm
PTPortuguês
donatismo
don-ah-tee-smo
RORomână
donatism
do-na-ti-zm
RUРусский
донатизм
do-na-tizm
SVSvenska
donatism
do-na-ti-zm
SWKiswahili
donatism
do-na-ti-zm
TAதமிழ்
டொனாடிசம்
do-na-adi-sam
TEతెలుగు
డోనాటీజం
do-na-tee-jam
THไทย
ดอนาติสม
do-na-ti-sam
TLTL
donatismo
do-na-tee-smo
TRTürkçe
donatismus
do-na-ti-mus
UKУкраїнська
донатiзм
do-na-tizm
URاردو
ڈونٹسٹ
don-tis-t
VITiếng Việt
đơn tính
don-tinh
YOYO
donatism
do-na-ti-zm
ZH中文
东纳粹主义
dōng nà cuì zhǔyì
ZUZU
udonatisi
u-do-na-ti-si

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