SIMONY

simony, barratry

(noun) traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

simony (countable and uncountable, plural simonies)

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

Synonyms

• Simonism

Coordinate terms

• barratry

Anagrams

• 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



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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