See Also: Donatist(dictionary)

foremost (oh) and Donatist (iou)


foremost (oh)



the best or most important
-synonym leading leading, top top
::one of the country's foremost authorities on chemical warfare
::Rostropovich was long considered the world's foremost cellist.
in a leading position among a group of people or things
foremost among/amongst
::Sharpton was foremost among the protestors.
::Economic concerns are foremost on many voters' minds.
-see also first and foremost at first 2 (10)

Donatist (iou)



Donatist noun & adjective. ME.
[Late Latin Donatista, from Donatus 2nd Bishop of Carthage after Caecilian: see -IST.]
Ecclesiastical History.
A. noun. A member of a schismatic body of N. African Christians which originated when they declared invalid the consecration of Caecilian as Bishop of Carthage in 311. ME.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Donatism or the Donatists. E18.
? Rare before L19.
Dona'tistic adjective E19.