(from the article `Donatist`) a member of a Christian group in North Africa that broke with the Roman Catholics in 312 over the election of Caecilian as bishop of Carthage; the ... ...had been performed by a bishop who had weakened during Diocletian`s persecution of the church and hence was invalid. They consecrated a rival ... [2 r... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/65
early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group. Cf. · 4th century a.d., Roman grammarian. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/donatus