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Meaning of "simoniac" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SIMONIAC

sɪˈməʊnɪˌæk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIMONIAC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Simoniac is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIMONIAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Simony

Simony is the act of selling church offices and roles. The practice is named after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the Apostles 8:9–24 as having offered two disciples of Jesus, Peter and John, payment in exchange for their empowering him to impart the power of the Holy Spirit to anyone on whom he would place his hands. The term also extends to other forms of trafficking for money in "spiritual things". Simony was also one of the important issues during the Investiture Controversy.

Definition of simoniac in the English dictionary

The definition of simoniac in the dictionary is a person who is guilty of practising simony.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIMONIAC

ammoniac · brainiac · cardiac · celeriac · celiac · Cluniac · coeliac · demoniac · dipsomaniac · iliac · insomniac · intracardiac · Kodiak · krakowiak · maniac · necrophiliac · paradisiac · sacroiliac · Syriac · zodiac

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIMONIAC

simmer down · simnel cake · simoleon · Simon · Simon Magus · Simon Peter · Simon Says · Simon the Tanner · Simon Zelotes · simon-pure · simoniacal · simoniacally · Simonides · simonious · simonist · simonize · simony · simoom · simoon · simorg

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIMONIAC

anthomaniac · bibliomaniac · egomaniac · eniac · ergomaniac · erotomaniac · gum ammoniac · kleptomaniac · megalomaniac · melomaniac · monomaniac · morphinomaniac · necromaniac · nymphomaniac · pandemoniac · pyromaniac · sal ammoniac · sex maniac · theomaniac · timbromaniac

Synonyms and antonyms of simoniac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «simoniac» into 25 languages

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The translations of simoniac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «simoniac» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

simoniac
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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simoníaco
570 millions of speakers
en

English

simoniac
510 millions of speakers
hi

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simoniac
380 millions of speakers
ar

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simoniac
280 millions of speakers
ru

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simoniac
278 millions of speakers
pt

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simoniac
270 millions of speakers
bn

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simoniac
260 millions of speakers
fr

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simoniaque
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Simoniak
190 millions of speakers
de

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simonistischen
180 millions of speakers
ja

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simoniac
130 millions of speakers
ko

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simoniac
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Simoniac
85 millions of speakers
vi

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simoniac
80 millions of speakers
ta

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தன் சுய நலனுக்காக கிறித்தவக் கோயிலின் புனிதப் பொருள்களைப் பயன்படுத்துபவர்
75 millions of speakers
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सिमोनिएक
75 millions of speakers
tr

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simoniac
70 millions of speakers
it

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simoniaco
65 millions of speakers
pl

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simoniac
50 millions of speakers
uk

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simoniac
40 millions of speakers
ro

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simoniac
30 millions of speakers
el

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simoniac
15 millions of speakers
af

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simoniac
14 millions of speakers
sv

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simoniac
10 millions of speakers
no

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simoniac
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIMONIAC»

Discover the use of simoniac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to simoniac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe
For the simoniac opposes the Holy Spirit, intending to derange his good order, and thus also peace. And since in accordance with the testimony of Christ the sin against the Holy Spirit is unforgivable both in this world and the next, I will write ...
Edward Peters, 2011
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The ecclesiastical statutes at large, extr. and arranged by ...
6. often happened, that persons simoniac or simoniacally promoted to benefices or ecclesiastical livings, have enjoyed the benefit of such livings many years, and sometimes all their life time, by reason of the secret carriage of such simoniacal ...
James Thomas Law, 1847
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A Collection of the Reports of Cases, the Statutes, and ...
16. An Act that the Simoniacal Promotion of one Person may not prejudice another. \^^IIEREAS it has often happened that persons simoniac or simoniacally TM » promoted to benefices or ecclesiastical livings, have enjoyed the benefit of such ...
Francis King Eagle, Edward Younge, 1826
4
LA DIVINA COMMEDIA (THE DIVINE COMEDY) : Inferno
The Simoniac is greatly surprised by the words spoken by D., whom he supposes to be Pope Boniface VIII (Pope from 1294-1303). Boniface was not expected for at least another 3 years, since this Simoniac knows that the present year is 1300  ...
Paul S. Bruckman, 2011
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The Ecclesiastical Law: 3. London
... Whereas it hath often happened, that persons simoniac or simoniacally promoted to benefices or ecclesiastical livings, have en'oyed the benefit of such livings many years, and sometimes a 1 their life-time, by reason of the secret carriage of ...
‎1842
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A practical treatise of the laws relating to the clergy
ing it had often happened, that persons simoniac or simoniacally promoted Ir" c" 16# "" to benefices or ecclesiastical livings had enjoyed the benefit of such livings many years, and sometimes all their lifetime, by reason of the secret carriage of ...
Archibald John Stephens, 1848
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Dark Humor
Pope Nicholas III, a nepotist and simoniac, is being punished head down, stuck in a stone tube with only his calves and his flaming, kicking feet protruding (Canto 19). He is just one of many corrupt popes thus entombed. Everything about the ...
Harold Bloom, 2010
8
Dissent and Reform in the Early Middle Ages
It is incontrovertible that Gregory VII and his contemporaries were not so judicious as to make the distinction between simonist and simoniac clear. Contemporaries offered other justifications for calling simoniacs heretics. The one that came ...
Jeffrey Burton Russell, 2005
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The Clergyman's Assistant; or, a collection of acts of ...
HEREAS it hath often happened that persons simoniac, or simoniacally promoted to benefices or ecclesiastical livings, have enjoyed the benefit os such livings many years, and sometimes all their life-time, by reason of the secret carriage of ...
England, Rev. John ROBINSON (M.A.), 1808
10
Troubled Histories, Troubled Fictions: Twentieth-century ...
Thus the simoniac references (often through puns) that surround Father Keon in " Ivy Day" occur throughout Dubliners. The priest in the first story, "The Sisters", appears as a simoniac in the boy-protagonist's dream. His paralysis is linked in the ...
C. C. Barfoot, Theo d' Haen, Jose Lanters, 1995

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIMONIAC»

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1
A Final do Concurso Miss Concelho Odivelas 2015
... cinco delas mas, sobretudo, para a vencedora, Márcia Narcio, que disputou ao milimetro com Pamela Simoniac a coroa de Miss Concelho de Odivelas 2015. «Odivelas.com, Jul 15»
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Odivelas - Pamela Simoniac eleita Miss Olival Basto 2015
Pamela Simoniac triunfou nesta eliminatória e é a nova Miss Olival Basto 2015. Na caminhada para a grande final a realizar no Pavilhão Multiusos dia 25 de ... «Odivelas.com, Jun 15»
3
Le virus CTB-Locker infecte les ordinateurs du fenua
simoniac.zip faltboat.zip incurably.zip payloads.zip dessiatine.zip. CTB-Locker est différent des autres "ransomwares" car il utilise un réseau anonyme afin de ne ... «TNTV, Feb 15»
4
România şi-a păstrat titlul de campioană europeană la Fotbal de …
Simoniac şi compania au trecut apoi duminică de România II cu 8-1. În manşa secundă, maghiarii au fost din nou victime uşoare, scor 9-2. Meciul-vedetă a fost ... «ProSport, Jun 14»
5
Acli, le badanti sono sole ad affrontare il lavoro di cura
Vasilina Simoniac · Nord ovest at Privato. sono badante faccio tutti mansioni,,cura della persona,lavare stirare,cucinare,ordine casa,,assumere medicine portare ... «immezcla -storie di naviganti del Mediterraneo, Jun 14»
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Climate Parasites: The Answer to 'Climate Change Deniers'
... he was in no position to expose the seller as a charlatan and simoniac. If global warming continues despite purchases of carbon credits and offsets, there is no ... «American Thinker, Feb 14»
7
Emilia, más belmontina que el lobo
Con unos profundos ojos grises llenos de ilusión aterrizó Emilia Paraska Simoniac en Asturias hace casi siete años. Esta joven rumana de 26 años llegó en ... «La Nueva España, Apr 12»
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Tragedie la Vulcan: 29 de morţi Şi 9 răniţi!
Simoniac Daniel - electrician 27. Stanciu Gheorghe - vagonetar (militar în termen) 28. Tărîţă Constantin - lăcătuş 29. Toth Alexandru - vagonetar (militar în ... «Jurnalul Naţional, Sep 09»
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