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si·mony (sī′mə nē, sim′ə-)

noun

the buying or selling of sacred or spiritual things, as sacraments or benefices

Etymology: ME simonie < OFr < ML(Ec) simonia, after Simon Magus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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