[si.mo.ny] n [ME symonie, fr. LL simonia, fr. Simon Magus, Samaritan sorcerer in Acts 8: 9-24] (13c): the buying or selling of a church office or ecclesiastical preferment
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Meaning of SIMONY in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012