SIMONY


Meaning of SIMONY in English

ˈsīmənē, ˈsim-, -ni noun

( -es )

Etymology: Late Latin simonia, from Simon Magus, 1st century Samaritan sorcerer rebuked by Peter for offering money to purchase the power of giving the Holy Ghost, Acts 8: 9-24 + Latin -ia -y

: the buying or selling of a church office or ecclesiastical preferment

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