simonist

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noun

One who engages in simony, the purchase of church offices.

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Meanings

nounsimonist (plural simonists)

plural simonists

  1. ChristianityOne who engages in simony, the purchase of church offices.

    Theologians went on quoting his definition. However, the original simonist, Simon Magus, had made his offer for the Holy Ghost in hard cash...

    1978, Alexander Murray, Reason and Society in the Middle Ages, page 64

Origin

From simony + -ist.

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APA

simonist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simonist

MLA

“simonist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simonist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simonist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simonist.

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