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Donatism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.

uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldonatismo
Françaisdonatisme
DeutschDonatismus
8 more languages
Bosanskidonatizam
Hrvatskidonatizam
Italianodonatismo
Nederlandsdonatisme
Polskidonatyzm
Portuguêsdonatismo
Русскийдонатизм
Српскиdonatizam

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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