simony, barratry
(noun) traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
Source: WordNet® 3.1
simony (countable and uncountable, plural simonies)
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
• Simonism
• barratry
• Nimoys, isonym, myosin
Source: Wiktionary
Sim"o*ny, n. Etym: [F. simonie, LL. simonia, fr. Simon Magus, who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy Spirit. Acts viii.]
Definition: The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward. Piers Plowman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 March 2025
(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
