The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Donatism
(noun) a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Donatism (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.
• mantoids, monadist, saintdom
Source: Wiktionary
Don"a*tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. Donatisme.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: The tenets of the Donatists.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.