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simonist

9.9

Relating to buying or selling church positions for money

adjective
/ˈsɪməˌnɪst/

Formal

: simonista

The council condemned the simonist actions of those who sold church positions for money.

Examples

Medieval history is full of simonist scandals that damaged the reputation of the clergy.
He was accused of making simonist deals to gain influence within the church.
The simonist practices were condemned.
Don't engage in simonist activities!
The council condemned the simonist actions of those who sold church positions for money.
He was accused of making simonist deals to gain influence within the church.
Medieval history is full of simonist scandals that damaged the reputation of the clergy.

Synonyms

simoniacal

vssimonist

Formal

9.9

Relating to buying or selling church jobs and holy things

emphasizes personal profit as the motive for such sales

Antonyms

selfless

65 3.2

Caring more about other people's needs than your own

altruistic

23 6.7

Wanting to help other people even when it costs you

How Corrupt

simonist

Formal

9.9

corrupt

298 4.4

shady

Informal

87 5.5

upright

16 4.0

Surface Forms

simonist positive

Morphology

simonist = Simon (opaque) = Simon + ist

The form looks like 'Simon' + '-ist', but this sense depends on the historical association with Simon Magus and simony, so the meaning is not predictably compositional.

Etymology

Simonist describes actions that involve the buying or selling of church offices or sacred things; the name comes from Simon, a man in early Christian stories who tried to pay for holy power, and it gave us the word simony meaning 'buying church office'.