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To add to the ignominy of the situation, Coleman apparently lifted the text of his bizarre concession announcement, in which he blamed feminism and name-checked Donatism, from a Facebook commenter called “John LeCoque.”

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2020

And, on the same model, heresies were named after their originators: Donatism and Arianism, for example.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

After this the laws against the sect were enforced relentlessly, and Donatism rapidly lost its importance.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

At bottom, here is what Donatism really was: It was an extra sharp attack of African individualism.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

Too gross indeed in themselves, they yet were better than the Donatism which would have turned every spiritual fact into a ghost or a shadow.

From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman