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Simony
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What's The Definition Of Simony?
[n] traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
Synonyms | Synonyms for Simony: Related Terms | Find terms related to Simony: See Also | traffic Simony In Webster's Dictionary \Sim"o*ny\, n. [F. simonie, LL. simonia, fr. Simon Magus,
who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy
Spirit. Acts viii.]
The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the
corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice
for money or reward. --Piers Plowman.
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