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Webster 1828 Edition

Noun.

In church history, a set of illiterate peasants that adhered to the Donatists in the fourth century.

See also: circumcellion

Circumcellion ‎(plural Circumcellions)

(Christianity) A member of fanatical bands of predatory peasants that flourished in North Africa in the 4th century. They were associated with Donatists and sought death by martyrdom.

member of fanatical bands

See also: Circumcellion

circumcellion ‎(plural circumcellions)