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PRONUNCIATION OF SIMONIST

simonist  [ˈsaɪmənɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIMONIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Simonist 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 SIMONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

simonist

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 simonist in the English dictionary

The definition of simonist in the dictionary is a person who buys or sells spiritual or Church benefits such as pardons, relics, etc, or preferments.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIMONIST


agonist
ˈæɡənɪst
antagonist
ænˈtæɡənɪst
Brahmanist
ˈbrɑːmənɪst
demonist
ˈdiːmənɪst
eudaemonist
juːˈdiːmənɪst
eudemonist
juːˈdiːmənɪst
exhibitionist
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst
expressionist
ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst
harmonist
ˈhɑːmənɪst
humanist
ˈhjuːmənɪst
mammonist
ˈmæmənɪst
modernist
ˈmɒdənɪst
nutritionist
njuːˈtrɪʃənɪst
phillumenist
fɪˈljuːmənɪst
pianist
ˈpɪənɪst
protagonist
prəʊˈtæɡənɪst
receptionist
rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst
Romanist
ˈrəʊmənɪst
shamanist
ˈʃeɪmənɪst
womanist
ˈwʊmənɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIMONIST

simoleon
Simon
Simon Magus
Simon Peter
Simon Says
Simon the Tanner
Simon Zelotes
simon-pure
simoniac
simoniacal
simoniacally
Simonides
simonious
simonize
simony
simoom
simoon
simorg
simp
simpai

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIMONIST

abortionist
accordionist
anti-Zionist
cartoonist
communist
constructionist
dental receptionist
educationist
evolutionist
fashionist
illusionist
impressionist
percussionist
perfectionist
precisionist
projectionist
reductionist
revolutionist
saxophonist
trade unionist
unionist

Synonyms and antonyms of simonist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «simonist» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

simonist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

simoniaco
570 millions of speakers

English

simonist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

simonist
380 millions of speakers
ar

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simonist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

simonist
278 millions of speakers

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simonist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

simonist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

simoniaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Simonist
190 millions of speakers

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Simonist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

simonist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

simonist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Simonist
85 millions of speakers
vi

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simonist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

simonist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Simonist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

simonist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

simoniaco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

simonist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

simonist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

simonist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

simonist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

simonist
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

simonist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

simonist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of simonist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIMONIST»

The term «simonist» is used very little and occupies the 185.622 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIMONIST» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIMONIST»

Discover the use of simonist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to simonist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Investiture Controversy: Church and Monarchy from the ...
Damian not only rejected reor- dination but also did not regard the simonist himself, albeit guilty of simoniaca haeresis, as a heretic, in the strict sense of the word. In Damian's view, the efficacy of a sacrament did not depend on the personal ...
Uta-Renate Blumenthal, 2011
2
History of Economic Analysis
Much has been written about Saint-Simon's posthumous success: not only in France but also in England, Germany, and especially in the United States and in Latin America, Saint-Simonist groups emerged and even a Saint-Simonist ...
Joseph A. Schumpeter, 2006
3
The Clergy-man's Law: Or, The Complete Incumbent, Collected ...
The Coma/ate Incumbent. _ 97 n'bnc before, orothchise alter the Case. And if upon- the Death os (Baggs-'It the Simonist, the rightful Patron, or _a Stranger, doth present a Clerk, GN;\3 Who isalso institute'd, yet the King may present his Clerk; ...
William Watson, 1725
4
Marx's Lost Aesthetic: Karl Marx and the Visual Arts
The continuing battle between productivist and determinist arguments in contemporary Marxism (and not only within its aesthetic debates) may furthermore reflect the unresolved character of Marx's synthesis of Hegelian and Saint-Simonist ...
Margaret A. Rose, 1988
5
Hildebradine Essays
Simonist bishops ordained simonist clergy, and the attempt to reform the simonist bishops soon turned into the assertion that their functions were invalid.2 This view was strongly supported by Cardinal Humbert, who represented the newer ...
6
Germany in the High Middle Ages: C.1050-1200
Petrus Damiani, himself consecrated by a probable simonist and conscious of the fact, had argued that ordinations freely bestowed by a simonist were valid, provided the recipient was not himself a simonist; he followed Augustine's teaching ...
Horst Fuhrmann, 1986
7
Hildebrandine Essays
Simonist bishops ordained simonist clergy, and the attempt to reform the simonist bishops soon turned into the assertion that their functions were invalid.2 This view was strongly supported by Cardinal Humbert, who represented the newer ...
J. P. Whitney, 2014
8
Jews and the French Revolutions of 1789, 1830 and 1848
31 On the other hand, in view of the strong ideological opposition to Saint- Simonism on the part of Fourierists, Proud- honists and adherents of other socialist schools, the active participation of Jews in the Saint-Simonist movement gave the ...
Zosa Szajkowski, 1970
9
The Complete Danteworlds: A Reader's Guide to the Divine Comedy
... mistakenly assumes that Dante is Boniface come before his time (Inf. 19.49–63 ). pope clement v (19) :: Nicholas III, the simonist pope who mistakes Dante for Boniface VIII, foresees the arrival of another simonist known for even “more sordid ...
Guy P. Raffa, 2009
10
The Cambridge Medieval History Series volumes 1-5
The fuller treatment of simonist ordinations and simony of all kinds belongs to the synods of 1060 and 1061. The upshot of conciliar activity under Nicholas II was to crystallize the former campaign for celibacy into definite decisions, backed by ...
J.B. Bury

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« EDUCALINGO. Simonist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/simonist>. Apr 2024 ».
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