simoniac

[ si-moh-nee-ak ]

/ sɪˈmoʊ niˌæk /

noun

a person who practices simony.

Words nearby simoniac

simon peter, simon pure, simon says, simon zelotes, simon-pure, simoniac, simonides, simonize, simonov, simonson, simony

Origin of simoniac

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

OTHER WORDS FROM simoniac

si·mo·ni·a·cal

[sahy-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l, sim-uh-] /ˌsaɪ məˈnaɪ ə kəl, ˌsɪm ə-/, adjectivesi·mo·ni·a·cal·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for simoniac

This was a man very greedy of money, and a simoniac, which sold in his court every Inf.
Villani's Chronicle|Giovanni Villani
The Archbishop, after some consideration, answered, "To refrain from deposing a simoniac."
Freaks of Fanaticism|Sabine Baring-Gould
Oxford gave the signal by hunting a Papal legate out of the city amid cries of "usurer" and "simoniac" from the mob of students.
History of the English People, Volume II (of 8)|John Richard Green

British Dictionary definitions for simoniac

simoniac

/ (sɪˈməʊnɪˌæk) /

noun

a person who is guilty of practising simony

Derived forms of simoniac

simoniacal (ˌsaɪməˈnaɪəkəl), adjectivesimoniacally, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012