simony

n. 圣职买卖, 圣职买卖罪

发音

UK /ˈsaɪ.mə.ni/
其它
US /ˈsaɪ.mə.ni/
UK /ˈsɪ.mə.ni/
US /ˈsɪ.mə.ni/

词形变化

simonies 复数 simonies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

barratry

上位词 1

traffic

词源

From 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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