simony
1 synonym for simony, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The practice of buying or selling sacred or spiritual items, for instance church positions, pardons or blessed objects.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
barratry
Etymology
Comes 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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