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Webster 1913 Edition
Simonist
Sim′o-nist
,Noun.
One who practices simony.
Definition 2024
simonist
simonist
English
Noun
simonist (plural simonists)
- (Christianity) One who engages in simony, the purchase of church offices.
- 1978, Alexander Murray, Reason and Society in the Middle Ages, page 64,
- Theologians went on quoting his definition. However, the original simonist, Simon Magus, had made his offer for the Holy Ghost in hard cash...
- 1978, Alexander Murray, Reason and Society in the Middle Ages, page 64,
Translations
one who engages in simony
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