simoniac
9.9
Relating to buying or selling church jobs and holy things
- adjective
- /ˈsɪməˌnɪk/
- Formal
:
simoníaco
- Many believed that the simoniac bishop should resign for trading sacred offices.
Examples
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The church leaders condemned the simoniac practices that undermined their integrity.
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In history, simoniac officials often faced backlash from those who upheld moral standards.
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The simoniac priest and corrupt pope are aspects of the configuration, as are also the teacher and the poet who misuse their trust.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
9.9
Relating to buying or selling church jobs and holy things
is used to stress being guilty of that practice rather than just describing it
9.9
Relating to buying or selling church positions for money
focuses on guilt rather than the motive of personal profit
How Corrupt
Surface Forms
simoniac positive
Morphology
Etymology
Simoniac comes from the name Simon, a man in the Bible who tried to 'buy' spiritual power and so gave his name to the word simony. So simoniac describes actions or people who are involved in buying or selling church offices or sacred things.