1) Christian religion 2) Christian term 3) Christianity 4) Schism in Christianity 
• (n.) The tenets of the Donatists.
The term donatism is an eponym taken from a bishop in North Africa named Donatus. During the patrist
Don'a·tism noun [ Confer French Donatisme .] (Eccl. Hist.) The tenets of the Donatists. 
noun a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments