simoniac

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[sɪˈməʊnɪak], (Adjective)

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- relating to or engaging in simony (the buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges)
(e.g: a simoniac priest whose wealth came from selling overbooked Masses)


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[sɪˈməʊnɪak], (Noun)

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- a member of the clergy engaging in simony
(e.g: they preached that the bishops were simoniacs and heretics)


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