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simony
 
SYLLABICATION:si·mo·ny
PRONUNCIATION:  sm-n, sm-
NOUN: The buying or selling of ecclesiastical pardons, offices, or emoluments.
ETYMOLOGY: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).
OTHER FORMS:simo·nist —NOUN
 
 
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