simonist

simonist

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English simony
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English simonist

    From simony + -ist.

    Noun

    simonist (plural simonists)

    1. (Christianity) One who engages in simony, the purchase of church offices.
      • 1978, Alexander Murray, Reason and Society in the Middle Ages, page 64:
        Theologians went on quoting his definition. However, the original simonist, Simon Magus, had made his offer for the Holy Ghost in hard cash...

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