noun
Origin: ME simonie < OFr < ML(Ec) simonia, after Simon Magus
See simony in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English simonie
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin simōnia
Origin: , after Simon Magus, a sorcerer who tried to buy spiritual powers from the Apostle Peter (Acts 8:9-24)
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