Source Word
Donatism
Noun
uncountable
(Christianity)
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.
Japanese Meaning
ドナティズム（キリスト教初期の一派の信念）―堕落したり改宗した神父や司祭では秘跡を適正に執行できず、正統派の観点とは対照的に、秘跡の有効性を否定する立場
Sense（1）
(Christianity)
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.
