simoniac
noun
a person who practices simony.
simoniacally
-
a word derived from
simoniac.
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, if they were received simoniacally, without their knowledge, whether before or after the Council, then after quitting they may be received again, their rank being changed as stated.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Therefore it is not a fitting punishment for a person to be deprived of what he has acquired simoniacally.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
First through the giving itself being illicit and against the law, as is the case when a man gives a thing simoniacally.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
