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simony

/ˈsaɪməni/SIGH-muh-nee
/ˈsaɪməni/SIGH-muh-nee

MeaningSimon Magus

Common meaning: the buying of church office

Journey through time

  1. GreekΣίμων‘Simon Magus’source
  2. Medieval Latinsimoniasource
  3. Frenchsimoniesource
  4. Middle Englishsymonyesource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsSimon Magus → the buying of church officesimony‘the buying of church office’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek Σίμων ‘Simon Magus’.

Roots

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