Look up: Simony

1. simony
   [n] - traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
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2. simony
   In the Christian church, the buying and selling of church preferments, now usually regarded as a sin. First condemned 451, it remained widespread until the Reformation. The term is derived from...
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3. Simony
   Sim'o·ny noun [ French simonie , Late Latin simonia , from 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 present...
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4. simony
   noun traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
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5. Simony
   • (n.) The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward.
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6. simony
   buying or selling of something spiritual or closely connected with the spiritual. More widely, it is any contract of this kind forbidden by divine ... [12 related articles]
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7. simony
   simony (sim'unē) , in canon law, buying or selling of any spiritual benefit or office. The name is derived from Simon Magus, who tried to buy the gifts of the Holy Spirit from St. Peter (Acts 8). Simony is a very grave sin, and ecclesiastics who commit it may be excommunicated. The tempora...
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8. Simony
   Simony is the trafficking in spiritual things. It was an offence against the canon law. The term derives from Simon Magus, who offered the apostles money for the power to work miracles.
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9. simony
   In the Christian church, the buying and selling of church preferments, now usually regarded as a sin. First condemned 451, it remained widespread until the Reformation. The term is derived from Simon Magus (Acts 8) who offered money to the Apostles for the power of the Holy Ghost
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10. Simony
    the sale of Church positions
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11. Simony
    `Simony` (pron. ˈsaɪ.mə.niː or ˈsɪ.mə.niː) is the crime of paying for sacraments and consequently for holy offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church, named after Simon Magus, who appears in the Acts of the Apostles 8:18-24. Simon Magus offers the disciples of Jesus,...
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