English dictionary

simony

/'s/aI/m/@/n/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments

noun.act

Synonyms barratry

Source: WordNet 3.0
The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward.

noun

Source: webster1913