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simoniac

[si-moh-nee-ak]

noun

a person who practices simony.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin simoniacus (noun and adj.). See simony, -ac

Related forms

si·mo·ni·a·cal

[sahy-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl, sim-uh-] , adjective

si·mo·ni·a·cal·ly, adverb

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simoniac (sɪˈməʊnɪˌæk)

—n
	a person who is guilty of practising simony

simoniacal

—*adj*

simo'niacally

—*adv*

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