simonist

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A person who engages in, advocates, or countenances simony; a person who has obtained office by means of simony.


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Origin:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Jewel (1522–1571), bishop of Salisbury. From simony + -ist


[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Of, relating to, of the nature of, involving, or engaging in simony; that practises or has practised simony; that has obtained office by means of simony.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Jewel (1522–1571), bishop of Salisbury. From simony + -ist


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A member of an early Gnostic sect named after Simon Magus; = Simonian.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Harrison (d. c1585), Brownist and writer. From the name of SimonMagus + -ist




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