simony

Meanings

Plural: simonies

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From Old French simonie, from Late Latin simonia, named after Simon Magus (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʻôn, “Simon”)), with reference to Acts 8:18–20.

Synonyms

barratry, Simonism

Scrabble Score: 11

simony is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
simony is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
simony is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

simony is a valid Words With Friends word