simony

noun si·mo·ny \ˈsī-mə-nē, ˈsi-\

Definition of SIMONY

: the buying or selling of a church office or ecclesiastical preferment

Middle English symonie, from Anglo-French simonie, from Late Latin simonia, from Simon Magus, Samaritan sorcerer in Acts 8: 9–24

First Known Use: 13th century

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