simony
simony · simonies
симонія
симония, святокупство
Simonie, Ämterkauf
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices,…The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
/ˈsaɪ.mə.ni/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
Simonie, Ämterkauf
симони́яsimoníja, святоку́пствоsvjatokúpstvo
симоні́яsymoníja
traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
act of buying or selling spiritual things:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of buying or selling spiritual things:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of buying or selling spiritual things:
Origin
From Middle English simonie, symonye, from Old French simonie, from Late Latin simonia, naFrom Middle English simonie, symonye, from Old French simonie, from Late Latin simonia, named after Simon Magus (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʻôn, “Simon”)), with reference to Acts 8:18–20.
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Forms
plural: simoniesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable