Donatus

[ doh-ney-tuh s ]

/ doʊˈneɪ təs /

early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group. Compare Donatist.

Aelius.4th century a.d., Roman grammarian.

Example sentences from the Web for donatus

What then can the name of Donatus profit you, when all of you alike are polluted by Optatus?

Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy |Aurelius Augustine
Donatus, the Suliote, gave a great start and then his legs buckled beneath him and he fell prone to the ground.

Dick Merriwell Abroad |Burt L. Standish
The first books printed were, of course, the works of the ancient authors, beginning with three editions of Donatus.

Invention |Bradley A. Fiske
The decision was entirely in favour of Caecilian, and Donatus was found guilty of various ecclesiastical offences.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 |Various

But the party of Donatus is unknown to the majority of nations, therefore is it not the true city.

Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy |Aurelius Augustine

Donatus

/ (dəʊˈnɑːtəs) /

Auelius (ˈiːlɪəs). 4th century ad, Latin grammarian, who taught Saint Jerome; his textbook Ars Grammatica was used throughout the Middle Ages

4th century ad, bishop of Carthage; leader of the Donatists, a heretical Christian sect originating in N Africa in 311 a.d