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donatism

/ˈdəʊ.nə.tɪ.zəm/

Traduction: Mouvement chrétien schismatique né en Afrique du Nord aux IVe–VIIe siècles, qui soutenait que seuls ceux menant une vie sans reproche pouvaient être membres de l'Église ou administrer les sacrements.

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C2formalcommon/ˈdəʊ.nə.tɪ.zəm/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to a schismatic Christian movement that originated in North Africa during the 4th to 7th centuries, which maintained that only those leading a blameless life could be members of the church or administer the sacraments.

  • 🇫🇷Mouvement chrétien schismatique né en Afrique du Nord aux IVe–VIIe siècles, qui soutenait que seuls ceux menant une vie sans reproche pouvaient être membres de l'Église ou administrer les sacrements.
  1. Schismatic Christian movement C2 formal

    A Christian sect that emerged in North Africa during the 4th century, which maintained that the validity of sacraments depended on the moral purity of the clergy administering them.

    • Donatism was declared a heresy by the early Christian church.
    • Saint Augustine wrote extensively against the teachings of Donatism.
    • The movement of Donatism persisted in North Africa for several centuries.

    🇫🇷Donatisme