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