Donatist \Don"a*tist\, n. [LL. Donatista: cf. F. Donatiste.] (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Donatus, the leader of a body of North African schismatics and purists, who greatly disturbed the church in the 4th century. They claimed to be the true church.
Donatist adj : of or relating to Donatism n : an adherent of Donatism