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Donatus

American  
[doh-ney-tuhs] / doʊˈneɪ təs /

noun

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

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

Donatus British  
/ dəʊˈnɑːtəs /

noun

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

  2. 4th century ad , bishop of Carthage; leader of the Donatists, a heretical Christian sect originating in N Africa in 311 a.d

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