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Donatus

[doh-ney-tuhs]

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

/ əʊˈɑːə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Scheduled first to go is St. Donatus in the fictional Sussex port of Scarnsea, where a representative of the king has turned up decapitated.

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Uchegbulam was born in Lagos and grew up in Italy after his parents, Donatus and Gloria, moved to Venice when he was one.

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Prince Donatus is representing the families of Prince Philip's two younger sisters, Sophie and Cecilie, who both married into the Hesse family.

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“He was under good control. Donatus was taking care of our conditioning. You saw he was in good condition.”

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In “Saint Donatus,” the right-hand saint whom Mr. Kanter believes Leonardo painted wears a plum-colored vestment with a yellow lining that catches a flash of sunlight.

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