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si·mo·ni·a·cal
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simoniacaladjective
simoniac
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Simoniacaladjective
Guilty of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment.
Etymology: from simoniac.
Add to your criminals the simoniacal ladies, who seduce the sacred order into the difficulty of breaking their troth. Spect.
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simoniacal
Simony () is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things. It is named after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the Apostles as having offered two disciples of Jesus payment in exchange for their empowering him to impart the power of the Holy Spirit to anyone on whom he would place his hands. The term extends to other forms of trafficking for money in "spiritual things".
Webster Dictionary
Simoniacaladjective
of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of simoniacal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of simoniacal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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