Definition of simony

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Simony (n.) The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward.

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Simoniacal :: Simoniacal (a.) Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony.
Savingly :: Savingly (adv.) In a saving manner; with frugality or parsimony.
Simony :: Simony (n.) The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward.
Parsimonious :: Parsimonious (a.) Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.
Parsimony :: Parsimony (n.) Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
Simoniac :: Simoniac (n.) One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church..
Prodigality :: Prodigality (n.) Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony..
Niggardliness :: Niggardliness (n.) The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess.
Spare :: Spare (n.) Parsimony; frugal use.
Economy :: Economy (n.) Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony..
Simonist :: Simonist (n.) One who practices simony.
Savingness :: Savingness (n.) The quality of being saving; carefulness not to expend money uselessly; frugality; parsimony.
Pinching :: Pinching (a.) Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony..
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