simony

si·mo·ny  (sm-n, sm-)

n.

The buying or selling of ecclesiastical pardons, offices, or emoluments.

---

[Middle English simonie, from Old French, from Late Latin simnia, after Simon Magus, a sorcerer who tried to buy spiritual powers from the Apostle Peter (Acts 8:9-24).]

---

simo·nist n.

---

simony [ˈsaɪmənɪ]

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the practice, now usually regarded as a sin, of buying or selling spiritual or Church benefits such as pardons, relics, etc., or preferments

[from Old French simonie, from Late Latin sīmōnia, from the name of Simon Magus, a Samaritan sorceror of the 1st century ad]

simonist  n

---

simonism, simony

the practice or defense of the selling of church relies, preferments, etc. — simoniac, simonist, n.

See also: Catholicism

---

the sin or offense of selling or granting for personal advantage church appointments, benefices, preferments, etc. — simoniac, simonist, n.

See also: Church

---

the sin or offense of selling or granting for personal advantage church appointments, benefices, preferments, etc. — simonist, n.

See also: Sin

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

simony - traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments barratry traffic - buying and selling; especially illicit trade

Translations

simony [ˈsaɪmənɪ] N → simonía f

simony

n (old Eccl) → Simonie f