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Pronunciation / Transliteration: seishoku baibai
"中世ヨーロッパでは聖職売買が大きな社会問題であった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges, pardons, or benefices.
"During the Middle Ages, the condemnation of simony was central to church reform movements aiming to eliminate corruption." - 2
The trading or corruptly profiting from sacred or spiritual things.
"His attempt to commercialize spiritual mentorship was denounced by the congregation as modern-day simony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Late Latin simonia, based on the biblical figure Simon Magus in the New Testament (Acts 8:18-24) who tried to purchase spiritual power from the Apostles. Entering Middle English in the 14th century, the term historically designated the grave ecclesiastical crime of buying or selling church offices, pardons, or sacred things.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Simony" is said worldwide
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simonie
Transliteration: simoni
"La simonie était une pratique courante condamnée par l'Église médiévale."
Simonie
Transliteration: zimoˈniː
"Im Mittelalter wurde die Simonie scharf bekämpft."
simonia
Transliteration: siˈmɔnja
"Dante condanna la simonia nel diciannovesimo canto dell'Inferno."
simonía
Transliteration: simoˈni.a
"La simonía fue prohibida severamente por los concilios eclesiásticos."
simonia
Transliteration: siˈmõ.ni.ɐ
"A prática da simonia corrompeu muitos altos cargos da Igreja."
सिमोनी
Transliteration: simoni
"मध्यकाल में चर्च के पदों की खरीद-फरोख्त को सिमोनी कहा जाता था।"
买卖圣职
Transliteration: mǎimài shèngzhí
"中世纪时期教会严厉打击买卖圣职的行为。"
성직매매
Transliteration: seongjik-maemae
"교회 역사에서 성직매매는 심각한 부패 문제였다."
聖職売買
Transliteration: seishoku baibai
"中世ヨーロッパでは聖職売買が大きな社会問題であった。"
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