simoniac

[ si-moh-nee-ak ]
/ sɪˈmoʊ niˌæk /

noun

a person who practices simony.

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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-kuhl, sim-uh-], /ˌsaɪ məˈnaɪ ə kəl, ˌsɪm ə-/, adjectivesi·mo·ni·a·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby simoniac

Simms, simnel cake, simoleon, Simon, Simon Boccanegra, simoniac, Simonides, simonize, Simon Legree, Simon Magus, Simonov
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Example sentences 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
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